Legal Opinion

People v. Moran

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

Decided November 2, 1981PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Starkey, J.), rendered April 30, 1980, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and reckless endangerment in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. No issue has been presented with respect to the facts. Reversal is required because of the trial court’s confusing and erroneous instructions to the jury. Specifically, in instructing on the defense of justification, it was error to fail to instruct that the People have…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. SteeleNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
  2. People v. CrossmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  3. People v. ChambersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. People v. TrucchioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
  5. People v. SotoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. LaDolceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  2. People v. GutierrezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. People v. SallitoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  5. People v. RussellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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