Legal Opinion
People v. Dobie
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 13, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dunlop, J.), rendered October 6, 1995, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
The Supreme Court committed reversible error in refusing the defendant’s request for an agency charge. “[It is well established] that one who acts solely as the agent of a
*412purchaser of narcotics cannot be convicted of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. Lam Lek ChongNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. PadgettNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. ArgibayNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. RocheNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. MianoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. MonykucAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. MetuxrakisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. VillacciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- People v. MonykucAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012