Legal Opinion
People v. Lopez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 10, 1983PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ross, J.
This court is presented with the issue of whether the unavailability of plea minutes, absent other meritorious grounds for appeal, deprives a defendant of a meaningful review of his conviction, and accordingly mandates either a summary reversal, or at the minimum, a remand for a reconstruction hearing.
At approximately 12:50 p.m. on October 8, 1979, New York City Police Officer Rocco Regina apprehended the defendant and an accomplice, while they were burglarizing an apartment located at 137 Avenue A, Manhattan. When arrested, the defendant was in possession of a bag…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. RichettiNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Schammel v. SchammelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. AcevedoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. CouncilAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. KenyattaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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