Legal Opinion
People v. Joyner
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 22, 1976PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, rendered March 15, 1976, convicting him of attempted burglary in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered. The prosecutor’s questions to the arresting officer about appellant’s refusal to answer questions at the time of his arrest, which questions were also put to the codefendant on cross-examination and were commented upon by the prosecutor in his summation, constituted reversible error (see People v…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. ChristmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- People v. FelconeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- People v. RamseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
- People v. MunizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. CampbellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. RagonesiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. AielloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. BatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. DickersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979