People v. Mott
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Denman, J.
The deliberate and pervasive pattern of prosecutorial misconduct at defendant’s trial for conspiracy in the first degree deprived defendant of a fair trial and compels reversal and a new trial.
Defendant Leonard Mott and Angelo Nuccie were indicted for conspiring to murder Robert Phillips, who was scheduled to be a witness in the Federal trial of Herman Peterson on charges of drug trafficking. An unindicted coconspirator, Bernard Siplin, informed police of the plot and was furnished with an electronic listening device for the purpose of recording conversations…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. NuccieNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. CiaccioNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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