Legal Opinion
People v. Brown
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 29, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject defendant’s contention that County Court’s statements during a pretrial plea negotiation proceeding regarding a possible sentence indicated bias on the part of the court. In the absence of a violation of Judiciary Law § 14 or a showing by defendant that the court’s alleged bias affected the result of the trial, the determination of defendant’s motion for recusal was a matter left to the court’s conscience, and the court did not abuse its discretion in deny*918ing the motion (see, People v Smith, 63 NY2d 41, 68, cert denied 469 US 1227, reh…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. GallowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. MartuzasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. GainesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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