Legal Opinion
People v. Krugman
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 14, 1964PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNathan R. Sobel, J.
This is a motion by defendant Krugman for a separate trial. He was indicted for robbery and included crimes with two others, Snowden and Irick.
The sole reason advanced in the motion papers for a separate trial is that the People propose to offer in evidence at the joint trial “ inculpating ” (of the nondeclaring defendant Krugman) confessions by both Snowden and Irick which will “ prejudice ” the movant Krugman.
The courts have uniformly held that a motion for a separate trial is addressed principally to the discretion of the trial court. This is the statutory rule in New York. (Code Crim.…
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