Legal Opinion
People v. Spears
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 1984PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, and a new trial ordered.
Defendant was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third and fourth degrees (Penal Law, § 220.16, subd 1; § 220.09, subd 1), and tried jointly with a codefendant before a jury. On the second day of trial, the People presented six witnesses and rested, the codefendant testified, and after his intended final witness failed to appear, he rested. The court thereupon instructed defendant’s counsel to proceed. Counsel asked if he “could have until tomorrow…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. NarayanNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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