Legal Opinion
People v. Vulpis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 13, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Beerman, J.), rendered April 27, 1990, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
On appeal, the defendant maintains that the prosecutor’s opening statement to the jury was legally deficient and, thus, the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the indictment at the close of that statement. We disagree. The facts described by the prosecutor in his opening statement were sufficient to establish the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- In re Timothy L.New York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. McNairAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. TzatzimakisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. LucasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. VeraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004