Legal Opinion
People v. Alejandro
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 19, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (West, J.), rendered July 15, 1988, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant maintains that the prosecutor’s opening statement to the jury was legally deficient and, thus, the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the indictment at the close of that statement. We disagree. The facts set forth by the prosecutor in his opening statement…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- De Vito v. KatschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- In re Timothy L.New York Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. AlvarangaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. PerkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- In re Andrew T.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. CopesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. GilzeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001