Legal Opinion
People v. Lopez
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 2005PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
Defendant challenges his waiver of indictment and guilty plea to a superior court information (SCI). He claims, in essence, that his waiver was illegal solely because he entered it after the court had dismissed a defective indictment against him covering the same charges without granting the People leave to represent. We disagree.
Police arrested defendant and Evelyn Ramirez for selling heroin to an undercover officer. In a felony complaint, the pair was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in or near school grounds and criminal sale of a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. BostonNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. CasdiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. CasdiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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