Legal Opinion
People v. Boylan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 5, 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to defendant’s contention that he is entitled to a new trial because of the manner in which the trial court entertained peremptory challenges to the jury venire. The trial court properly heard the prosecutor’s peremptory challenges before entertaining those of defense counsel (see, CPL 270.15 [2]; see generally, People v Williams, 26 NY2d 62; People v McQuade, 110 NY 284). The procedure used by the trial court did not circumscribe the purpose of CPL 270.15 to conserve defendant’s number of peremptory challenges. Moreover,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. . McQuadeNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- People v. GoetzNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. MancusoNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- People v. FieldsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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