Legal Opinion
People v. Cruz
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 17, 1985PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Defendant Eulogio Cruz has been convicted of murder, second degree, committed during the course of a gas station robbery in The Bronx. Defendant Belton Brims has been convicted of two counts of murder, second degree, and other crimes committed during the burglary of a private home in Spring Valley, New York. Both defendants were tried jointly with codefendants and the principal issues submitted in these appeals are whether the courts’ refusal to grant defendants’ motions for severance resulted in trials impermissibly flawed contrary to the rule of Bruton v United…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Roberts v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Parker v. RandolphSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by86 opinions
- Cruz v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People v. MahboubianNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. HamlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Commonwealth v. WhartonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- People v. CardwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
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