Legal Opinion

People v. Henderson

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 16, 1999PublishedCited by 148 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ciparick, J.

In this prosecution for assault in the third degree, we are called upon to assess the facial sufficiency of an accusatory instrument, here an information — a misdemeanor complaint supplemented by a supporting deposition — filed in a local criminal court.

Defendant was arrested and charged with assault in the third degree, attempted petit larceny, resisting arrest and harassment. The accusatory instrument recited, in pertinent part, that defendant

“acting together and in concert with an unapprehended individual, did intentionally injur[e] the informant, and did…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. AlejandroNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. In re Philip A.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. SwampNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. People v. RojasNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. People v. GordonNew York Court of Appeals · 1996

3Cited by148 opinions

  1. People v. KalinNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. People v. DumayNew York Court of Appeals · 2014
  3. The People v. Dennis P. SmallsNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. People v. GuamanNew York Court of Appeals · 2014
  5. Taylor v. ConnellyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2014

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