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People v. Giordano

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 28, 1995PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Simons, J.

This is a gambling prosecution involving three bookmakers. They operated primarily in Manhattan but they frequently *445"hedged” or "laid off” bets in Nassau County through an accomplice named Rothman. Following a joint trial, each was convicted of four counts of promoting gambling in the first degree and one count of conspiracy in the fifth degree. On appeal, a divided Appellate Division dismissed the conspiracy count and otherwise affirmed.1

The principal issues before us are (1) whether Nassau County had geographical jurisdiction to prosecute defendants when the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. People v. O'RamaNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. People v. GuidiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. People v. HurleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Sanders v. WinshipNew York Court of Appeals · 1982

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Carvajal v. ArtusCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  2. People v. FinleyNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. People v. CarvajalNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. People v. RobertsNew York Court of Appeals · 2018
  5. People v. BuccinaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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