Legal Opinion

People v. Sommer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 18, 1999PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Sheridan, J.), rendered November 17, 1997, convicting her of conspiracy in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in permitting the People to amend the indictment at the close of their case. The amendment was proper since it did not change the theory of the prosecution or otherwise prejudice the defendant on the merits (see, CPL 200.70; People v Simmons,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. People v. HoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. SimmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. LarrymoreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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