Legal Opinion

People v. Ortiz

Criminal Court of the City of New York

Decided June 22, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harold Enten, J.

The District Attorney of Bronx County has recently instituted a selective policy in the all-purpose parts of Criminal Court: the District Attorney moves to reduce some felony charges to misdemeanors and asks for a trial date on the reduced charges. A number of defense attorneys who have appeared before me have consented to the Assistant District Attorney’s application to reduce felony charges to misdemeanors on behalf of their clients and trial dates have been fixed.

The attorneys representing the defendants in the instant cases have objected to the People’s…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. People v. EboliNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. People v. TassielloNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
  5. Hassan v. Magistrates' CourtNew York Supreme Court · 1959

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. Hoats, New York County Courts1979
  2. People v. HarrisCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1990
  3. People v. Penrose, New York County Courts1995
  4. People v. PaulinoCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1990
  5. People v. PotterCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1997

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