Legal Opinion
People v. Gladstone
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 6, 1987PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Delin, J.), rendered January 31, 1986, convicting her of sexual abuse in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
*568Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The references during the trial to the defendant as "Kissing Karen” did not warrant a mistrial. Trial courts are to be accorded great discretion in determining whether a mistrial is necessary in a particular case (see, People v Michael, 48 NY2d 1; Arizona v Washington, 434 US 497, 513-514). The record clearly indicates that the objectionable…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- People v. BufordNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by2 opinions
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