People v. Coppa
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtShapiro, J.
The People appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated August 17, 1976, granting the defendant-respondent’s motion to dismiss the indictment because of the prosecutor’s alleged failure, in his opening statement to the jury, to state a prima facie case. We dismiss the appeal.
The defendant was charged in the indictment with two counts of grand larceny in the second degree. Upon the trial the prosecutor’s opening consisted of a reading of the indictment and a short statement of what he intended to prove. When he had concluded his opening, the defendant moved to dismiss the…
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