Legal Opinion
People v. M.A.
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided November 12, 2002PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Barbara Jaffe, J.
This decision addresses the authority of a judge of the New York City Criminal Court to issue an order compelling the prosecution to conduct a double-blind, sequential lineup.
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On September 15, 2002, defendant M.A. was seen in the Bronx driving a Honda which had been reported stolen at gunpoint two days before in New York County. He was arrested, charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree and related offenses, and released on bail.
On September 19, 2002, a felony complaint charging defendant with first…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Illinois v. LafayetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- In re of an Investigation into the Death of Jon L.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. WhitakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. La PlacaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. HammondsNew York Supreme Court · 2003