Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 4, 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant’s contention that the police search of his backpack was unlawful in the absence of the necessary exigent circumstances (see generally People v Gokey, 60 NY2d 309, 312 [1983]) is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Turriago, 90 NY2d 77, 83 [1997]; People v Lightfoot, 22 AD3d 865, 866 [2005]) and, in any event, is without merit (see People v Gokey, 60 NY2d 309, 312 [1983]).
The defendant’s challenges to certain remarks of the prosecutor in his opening and closing statements, as well as his elicitation of specified testimony from two witnesses, are also…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. TurriagoNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- People v. GokeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. LaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009