Legal Opinion
People v. Sims
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 26, 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Rohl, J.), rendered November 8, 1990, convicting her of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. The facts have been considered and are determined to be established.
In exchange for $20, the defendant, Melva Sims, and her accomplice, Paul Sessions, sold a "rock-like substance” to an undercover police officer. At the time, the defendants repeatedly assured the officer…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. AlvinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. SessionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. GregoryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. McArthurAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. FlemingsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- People v. GonzalezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. BrownAppellate 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 · 1994