Legal Opinion

People v. Prashad

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

Decided December 18, 2007PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Roman, J.), rendered December 14, 2005, convicting him of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he was not denied a fair trial when the court permitted the prosecutor to question him regarding his failure to provide police officers with certain exculpatory information at the time of arrest. Generally, a defendant’s postarrest silence cannot be used…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. ConyersNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. SavageNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. SpinelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. People v. WestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. People v. BlacksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. TuckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. FoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. People v. JeanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. JeanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. People v. PatiernoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2025

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