Legal Opinion

People v. Lawrence

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 13, 1982PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dowd, J.), rendered September 16,1980, convicting him of burglary in the first degree and assault in the second degree, upon a jury *643verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. We have considered all the arguments advanced by the defendant and are satisfied that reversal is not in order. Although the People introduced certain background information regarding the arresting officer’s successful arrest rate, which had no bearing on the charges against defendant, we find that this testimony did not sidetrack the jury…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. BlydenNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. People v. StanardNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. People v. McCurdyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. People v. McCrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  5. People v. ToomerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. People v. KellyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. People v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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