Legal Opinion
People v. Thigpen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 6, 2000PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gerges, J.), rendered June 23, 1997, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, and possession of burglar’s tools, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
During voir dire, a prospective juror, a police officer, stated that police officers were inherently more credible witnesses because they had taken an oath which required them to testify truthfully. After this statement…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. TorpeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. SumpterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. ZacharyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- People v. MolinariAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. CruzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Matter of State of New York v. Keith G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
- People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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