Legal Opinion
People v. Colon
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Decided April 2, 1959PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas DickeNS, J.
Double jeopardy is the point of law
raised by defendant before me at the call of the Trial Calendar in support of a plea for a dismissal of the indictment and for a discharge. The origin of this plea is traceable to the favorable outcome of a motion made by the District Attorney before another Judge of this court at a previous call of the Trial Calendar (but opposed by defendant) to have a mistrial declared after a jury had already been duly impaneled and duly sworn and before any evidence could be introduced.
The ground offered at that time by the District Attorney to uphold his motion for a…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- People v. ProsserNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- People Ex Rel. Stabile v. . Warden, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- People v. GoodwinNew York Supreme Court · 1820
- People Ex Rel. Meyer v. WardenNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- People v. GoldfarbAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Nolan v. Court of General SessionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
- People v. BetilloNew York Supreme Court · 1967
- Nolan v. Court of General SessionsNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- People v. ValentineNew York County Court, Queens County · 1961
- Allen v. City CourtNew York Supreme Court · 1962
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