Legal Opinion

People v. Jackson

New York Supreme Court

Decided December 6, 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Gerald J. Beldock, J.

Should a conviction obtained as a result of and during the commission of a crime by the prosecutor be vacated? Phrased differently, must a jury verdict be set aside because a prosecutor was never admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York?

On December 18, 1987, an indictment was filed charging defendant with robbery in the first and second degrees and various related offenses. On August 31, 1988 pretrial hearing was commenced, and on September 7, 1988 all suppression motions were denied. Jury selection commenced on September 8, 1988 and on…

2Cases cited84 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Olmstead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Scott v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. People v. BerkowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1980

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. DunsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  2. People v. PizzaroNew York Supreme Court · 1990
  3. State v. AliCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008
  4. People v. DunsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000

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