Legal Opinion
People v. Cruz
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided July 22, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bertram Katz, J.
This case presents a number of issues of novel impression regarding the constitutionality of a new act of the Legislature intended to reduce the number of jury trials in the Criminal Court.
The defendant, Maggie Cruz, has moved for an order of this court granting her a trial by jury, a right guaranteed, subject to complex limitations, by the Federal and State Constitutions. (US Const 6th Amend; art III, § 2; NY Const, art I, § 2.)
*236She is charged with four A level misdemeanors, petit larceny (Penal Law § 155.25), criminal trespass in the second degree (Penal…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Welsh v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Baldwin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cheff v. SchnackenbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People in Interest of TMSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
- People v. FellsJustice Court of Town of Rhinebeck · 1986
- People v. DiLorenzoCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1992
- People v. EstevezCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1995