Legal Opinion
People v. Charles
New York County Courts
Decided December 22, 1958PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdward M. O’Gormaw, J.
The defendant, after a trial without a jury, was convicted of speeding in the City of Middletown.
The defendant urges as a first ground of error that there was no opening statement made on behalf of the People. He cites the case of People v. Sperbeck (5 Misc 2d 849). It is our view that there is no statutory requirement for an opening statement in cases tried before the court alone. (See People v. Duskin, 11 Misc 2d 945 [1958].)
The defendant further claims that the reception in evidence of an alleged bribe offer was error. Such testimony was not necessarily inadmissible as one of the factors…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. Wyner, New York County Courts1955
- People v. Duskin, New York County Courts1958
- People v. Sperbeck, New York County Courts1957
- People v. HernandezNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- People v. HernandezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
3Cited by2 opinions
- Gregorio Figueroa Ruiz v. Gerardo Delgado, WardenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
- People v. Hicken, New York County Courts1959