Legal Opinion

People v. Fava

New York Court of Appeals

Decided January 18, 1983PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The appeal should be dismissed.

The reversal at the Appellate Division was based on that court’s determination that the charge to the jury with reference to defendant’s unexplained flight from the police officers was erroneous. Inasmuch, however, as defendant’s exception to the charge was not adequate to preserve that issue for appellate review, the determination at the Appellate Division was necessarily made as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (CPL 470.15, subd 3, par [c]) and thus is not appealable to our court (CPL 450.90, subd 2, par [a];…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. DercoleNew York Court of Appeals · 1981

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. CabanNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. People v. WombleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. People v. BuggsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. People v. FigueroaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. The People v. Daria N. EpakchiNew York Court of Appeals · 2021

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