Legal Opinion
People v. Sweet
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 9, 1991PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Defendant appeals a judgment convicting him of robbery in the second degree (Penal Law § 160.10) and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Penal Law § 265.02). He asserts error in the court’s refusal to instruct the jury that the prosecution’s witness, Terri Jo Graves, was an accomplice as a matter of law and, therefore, that her testimony had to be corroborated. The issue is whether Graves, who previously pleaded guilty to aiding the defendant’s crime as a result of a favorable plea bargain, could create a question of fact as to her accomplice…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- People v. PelchatNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. DanielsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. ConaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. BaschNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- People v. RamrattanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
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