Legal Opinion
People v. Bacon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 30, 1981PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously reversed, on the law, and a new trial granted. Memorandum: In the course of his trial on charges of criminal possession of a forged instrument, defendant through his own testimony and that of two other witnesses attempted to show that he was elsewhere than at the scene of the crime when it was committed and that the car he was alleged to have been driving was not in his possession when the crime was committed. He clearly tried to establish an alibi defense. The court refused counsel’s request that a charge on the law concerning alibi defense be given, reasoning that the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- People v. O'NeillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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