Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 3, 1958PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
Defendant has been convicted of felonious possession of heroin, a narcotic drug, with intent to sell and has been sentenced to prison for 7½ to 15 years. The drug was not shown to have been physically in the possession of the defendant, but was concealed on the person of one Charline *183Woodall, a woman, accompanying the defendant when the arrest was made.
The case against defendant rests very heavily on the testimony of the woman; and the problem which becomes important on the appeal is whether the court was required, without prompting or exception by defendant’s counsel, to have told the jury…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. KathanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- People v. PasquarelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- People v. ViscioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
- People v. ShinglesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
3Cited by7 opinions
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- People v. RamosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- People v. LeonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. MahanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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