Legal Opinion

People v. Fasanaro

Criminal Court of the City of New York

Decided November 18, 1986PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

William J. Thom, J.

Defendant moves to dismiss the complaint in this action for facial insufficiency. The motion is granted.

*142In July of this year the Court of Appeals rendered an opinion in People v Dumas (68 NY2d 729, 731 [1986]) which struck down the following complaint as facially insufficient: " 'Deponent is informed by an undercover police officer of the New York City Police Department, Shield Number 6938, who is known to the deponent, that defendant knowingly and unlawfully sold to informant marijuana to wit: 2 clear plastic bags of marijuana, for a sum of United…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. DumasNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. People v. KennyNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
  3. People v. PaulCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1986

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. McCloySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. People v. BrightmanNassau County District Court · 1991

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