Legal Opinion
People v. Lane
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 5, 1982PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ernst H. Rosenberger, J.
An indictment, filed on April 29, 1976, charged the defendant and a codefendant with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree. During the first trial, in October, 1976, when the codefendant’s testimony implicated the defendant, the defendant moved to sever. The motion was granted, a mistrial declared as to this defendant, and a new trial ordered. The second trial, in March of 1977, was declared a mistrial when the jury was unable to reach a verdict.
A superseding indictment, filed on May 6, 1977, reiterated the controlled substance…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. DrozNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bernice Lane v. Elaine Lord, Superintendent of Bedford Hills Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- People v. LaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. LaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983