Legal Opinion

People v. Santos-Sosa

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

Decided November 8, 1996PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject the contention of defendant that he was deprived of a fair trial by the conduct of the trial court. County Court did not display bias against defendant, and we conclude that the court’s comments "did not prevent the jury from reaching an impartial verdict” (People v McGriff, 201 AD2d 672, 673, Iv denied 83 NY2d 913).

Defendant further contends that he was deprived of a fair trial by the admission of the cocaine into evidence and the denial of his motion to set aside the verdict on the ground that the cocaine had been tampered with: Defendant…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. People v. MahboubianNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. People v. HernandezNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. People v. Lam Lek ChongNew York Court of Appeals · 1978

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. People v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. People v. HutchingsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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