Legal Opinion

People v. Sumter

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 15, 2017No. 3921PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Leonard Livote, J.), rendered June 4, 2012, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration in the second degree, and sentencing her to a conditional discharge, reversed, on the law, and the misdemeanor complaint dismissed.

Defendant was charged with obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest arising from an incident in which she allegedly interfered with the arrest of her brother, and then resisted her own arrest. On appeal, defendant maintains that the misdemeanor complaint is…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. AlejandroNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. CaseyNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. People v. LupinacciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. People v. GreeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. Li v. Village of Saddle RockDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2021
  5. Morrison v. New York State Trooper Michael StrainDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2025

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