Legal Opinion

People v. Abreu

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

Decided March 3, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Herbert Altman, J.), rendered April 12, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 21 years to life and 5 to 15 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The court’s preclusion of proposed testimony concerning a purported prior inconsistent statement by a People’s witness was a proper exercise of discretion (People v Duncan, 46 NY2d 74, 80, cert denied 442 US 910), which, in any event, caused no prejudice to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. AlvinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. DuncanNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. People v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. People v. PizzaroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. People v. MinotaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lurie v. WittnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  2. Lurie v. WittnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  3. People v. CongelosiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. People v. JeffreysAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. People v. DialloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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