Legal Opinion
People v. Coppa
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 11, 1978PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
The People appeal from an order of the Appellate Division which dismissed an appeal taken to that court. The Appellate Division held that the People may not appeal to an intermediate appellate court when the trial court, relying on CPL 210.20, dismisses an indictment on the ground that the prosecutor failed to state a prima facie case during his opening statement to the jury.
In 1974 a Kings County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging the defendant with two counts of grand larceny in *247the second degree for allegedly selling worthless bonds and for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Menna v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- MATTER OF STATE OF NY v. KingNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Cunningham v. NadjariNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- People v. TankleffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- De Vito v. KatschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. GilesNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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