Legal Opinion
People v. Wanton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 10, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Rettinger, J.), rendered October 15, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of IV2 to 4V2 years, unanimously affirmed.
The court’s Sandoval ruling was an appropriate exercise of discretion (see, People v Pavao, 59 NY2d 282, 292). Contrary to defendant’s argument, a fair reading of the record establishes that the People only elicited acts covered by the Sandoval ruling.
The court’s curative instruction was sufficient to dispel the prejudicial…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. PavaoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. MoultonNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. CharlestonNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. BerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. CruzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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3Cited by4 opinions
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