Legal Opinion
People v. Little
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 30, 1995PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the *779defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Mclnerney, J.), rendered May 28, 1993, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
The trial court committed reversible error when it failed to instruct the jury, as requested by the defendant, to draw no inference from the defendant’s failure to testify (see, CPL 300.10 [2]; People v Britt, 43 NY2d 111; People v…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. CrandallNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. BrittNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. PeoplesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. DebrouxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
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