Legal Opinion

People v. Pittman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 11, 1996PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The defendant was arrested after a loaded .38 caliber revolver fell out of his pocket as he was playing with one of his friends at the Staten Island ferry terminal. A speed loader with extra bullets for a different weapon was also recovered from him. He gave a written statement to the police in which he claimed that he carried the gun for protection after having been the victim of two gunpoint robberies. At the time of his arrest, the defendant was on probation following a 1991 conviction for selling two glassine envelopes of heroin to an undercover officer near an elementary school. At…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. ClaytonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  2. People v. InsignaresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. People v. HarmonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. People v. ReyesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. People v. LongwoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. CandelariaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. People v. RahmenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. People v. PfailAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  4. People v. NadeemAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. People v. McLarenNew York Supreme Court · 2012

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