Legal Opinion
People v. Watson
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 1984PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lorraine S. Miller, J.
Defendant moves herein for reinspection of the Grand Jury minutes, for dismissal of the indictment on the basis (1) of improper instructions to the Grand Jury; (2) legal insufficiency in light of the subsequent reversal of the conviction by the Appellate Division in People v Watson (100 AD2d 452); and (3) dismissal in the interest of justice pursuant to CPL 210.40.
Defendant was convicted on April 24, 1981 of two counts of murder in the second degree. On April 8, 1984, the Appellate Division unanimously reversed on the law and the facts and ordered a…
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- People v. Calbud, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. JenningsNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. OakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- People v. WatsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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