Legal Opinion
People v. Tyler
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 1978PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Breitel.
Based on testimony he gave before a Grand Jury, defendant, a Supreme Court Justice, was convicted after jury trial on three counts of perjury in the first degree (Penal Law, § 210.15). He was sentenced to probation. The Special Prosecutor appeals from the Appellate Division’s unanimous reversal and dismissal of the indictment.
There should be an affirmance.
Involved are defendant’s false answers to questions limited to the outward details of place and time of a single meeting between defendant and a reputed criminal character. The primary issue is whether…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Cunningham v. NadjariNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. DunleavyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- People v. DunleavyNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Nigrone v. MurtaghNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- United States v. Frank SerafiniCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- People v. SchenkmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- State v. WheelSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
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