Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

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

Decided April 18, 1988PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Boklan, J.), rendered June 7, 1985, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The sole issue raised by the defendant on appeal is that the court improperly allowed the admission into evidence of a prior consistent statement by the defendant’s accomplice, Allen Edwards, to the effect that he and the defendant had committed the crime together. During the cross-examination of Edwards, the defense counsel asked questions designed to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. McCleanNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. SimonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  3. People v. Sease-BeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. DewindtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. People v. MakleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. People v. PhillipAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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