Legal Opinion
People v. Walker
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 23, 1994No. Appeal No. 2PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted. Memorandum: Defendant was not present for a Sandoval conference held in chambers. Because the record establishes that defendant’s presence at the Sandoval conference would not" have been, superfluous, his conviction for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third and fourth degrees must be reversed (see, People v Favor, 82 NY2d 254, rearg denied 83 NY2d 801; People v Dokes, 79 NY2d 656; People v Eady, 185 AD2d 678, lv denied 80 NY2d 929).
Defendant entered a plea of guilty to criminal possession of a weapon in the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. DokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. FavorNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. FuggazzattoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. EadyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. RiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. PaulAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. GerstnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- People v. StokesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. StokesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994