Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 14, 1970PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
In the selection of the jury, after both the People and defendant had exercised their peremptory challenges, the People were allowed over objection to exercise a peremptory challenge to a previously unchallenged juror and the juror thus challenged was excused by the court.
Section 385 of the Code of Criminal Procedure states expressly that a challenge to an individual juror ‘ ‘ must be taken first by the people and then by the defendant ”. The procedure followed by the court in allowing the People to exercise a peremptory challenge after the defendant had exercised the right to peremptory…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. . McQuadeNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- People v. . HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- People v. . ElliottNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- People v. GriecoNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- People v. . MilesNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
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3Cited by18 opinions
- People v. AlstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. LucianoNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
- People v. DixonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. NievesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- People v. LebronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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