Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 13, 1999PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of Supreme Court, Queens County (Robinson, J.), rendered December 16, 1997, convicting him of murder in the second degree (two counts) and kidnapping in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
*746It is well settled that the decision to declare a mistrial rests within the sound discretion of the trial court which is in the best position to determine if this drastic remedy is truly necessary to protect the defendant’s right to a fair trial (see, People v Brown, 194 AD2d 682; People v Vann, 182 AD2d…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- People v. CooperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. WakefieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. VannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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