Legal Opinion

People v. Conyers

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

Decided December 21, 1978PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*438OPINION OF THE COURT

Fein, J.

Defendant Conyers appeals from a judgment convicting him following a jury trial on two counts of robbery in the first degree, two counts of robbery in the second degree, attempted assault in the first degree, possession of a dangerous weapon in the second degree and possession of a dangerous weapon in the third degree. The issue here is the propriety of the cross-examination by the prosecutor as to defendant’s silence at the time of his arrest. Did such cross-examination infringe upon defendant’s constitutional right to remain silent?

The evidence on behalf of the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. United States v. HaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. ConyersNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. People v. McDavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  4. People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. People v. EsquilinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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