Legal Opinion
People v. Cobb
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 24, 1984PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dubin, J.), rendered October 23, 1980, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree, robbery in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
*657Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered. The findings of fact are affirmed.
The cumulative prejudicial effect of several prosecutorial improprieties deprived the defendant of a fair trial. In his opening statement to the jury,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. TrowbridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- People v. SchwartzmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Schwartzman v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- People v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
3Cited by11 opinions
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- People v. LawtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. ProperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. HerreraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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