Legal Opinion

People v. Light

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

Decided April 5, 1999PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ruchelsman, J.), rendered April 8, 1997, convicting him of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the second degree and petit larceny, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Justice Thompson has been substituted for former Associate Justice Copertino and Justice Altman has been substituted for former Associate Justice Pizzuto (see, 22 NYCRR 670.1 [c]).

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.

*405The defendant was convicted of crimes arising from his breaking into the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. TorpeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. MoorerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. People v. BrzezickiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. Matter of State of New York v. Abdul A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. People v. GarrisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. People v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. People v. ZacharyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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