Legal Opinion
People v. Olsen
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 13, 1974PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWachtler, J.
After the jury had been deliberating for several hours, the trial court permitted the District Attorney to recall a prosecution witness for the purpose of giving additional testimony. The defendant objected to this procedure *351at the trial, and on this appeal claims that it was an abuse of discretion. Under the circumstances of this particular case, we agree that the defendant should be given a new trial.
The defendant was indicted on two counts of burglary, two counts of grand larceny and one count of forgery, all arising out of the daylight burglaries of two Suffolk Ootmty homes, one of which…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. BayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- People v. . KoernerNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Robert Lewis Eason and Kenneth Lamoyne Nowlin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Henry v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
- People v. . BenhamNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
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3Cited by103 opinions
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- State v. McKnightSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Donovan J.R. Blissett v. Eugene S. Lefevre, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- People v. CantaveNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
- Maryland State Police v. ZeiglerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
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