Legal Opinion

People v. Sudol

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

Decided November 10, 2011PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

A motion to set aside the verdict may be granted only if it alleges grounds that, if raised on direct appeal, “would require a reversal or modification of the judgment as a matter of law by an appellate court” (CPL 330.30 [1]). Since a trial court lacks this Court’s interest of justice jurisdiction, its power is far more *500limited, and it may only grant a CPL 330.30 (1) motion where the error alleged has been preserved by a proper objection at trial (People v Everson, 100 NY2d 609 [2003]).

The motion court, which had also presided at trial, set aside the gang assault conviction on the ground of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. People v. OverleeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. People v. D'AlessandroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. Portuondo v. AgardSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. BickhamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  2. People v. BarnettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. People v. SantiagoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. SantiagoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. People v. PalantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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