Legal Opinion
People v. Currus
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 22, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (McCann, J.), rendered April 29, 1997, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court did not err in permitting testimony regarding uncharged crimes. The testimony was relevant and material as background information which explained the sequence of events on the night of the defendant’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. TillNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. LeitzseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. MajorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. MonteroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- People v. BohanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. BohanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. RozenbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011