Legal Opinion
People v. Manson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 8, 1978PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered February 19, 1975, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered. During his summation, the prosecutor made many remarks which were improper. He commented on the failure of the defense to call "Jack”, a person whose name had been mentioned during the defendant’s case, and stated that "Jack” was a fictitious person who had been…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. WassermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- People v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- People v. BurnsideAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- People v. MooreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- People v. GrinageAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
3Cited by8 opinions
- Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- People v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. CollinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- People v. TitusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. DanielsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
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