Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 5, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The evidence adduced by the prosecution included testimony that the defendant had admitted under questioning by police that he had aided two individuals in connection with the robbery of a McDonald’s restaurant which occurred on June 22, 1985. The defendant orally admitted, among other things, that he knew that his accomplices intended to carry out a "stick up”. In a written statement, the defendant acknowledged that he was aware that his accomplices "were up to something” and that they possessed a gun. These admissions were corroborated by evidence that a police officer had observed the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Cruz v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People v. MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. StithNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. ApplegateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. CampbellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Nonni v. BrunelleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- People v. EskeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993