Legal Opinion
People v. Juwara
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harold B. Beeler, J.
In People v Ryan (82 NY2d 497 [1993]), decided in December 1993, the Court of Appeals held that for any narcotics offense in which the weight of the drugs is an element of the crime, defendant’s knowledge of that weight must be proven. The significance of the Ryan ruling was apparent, but the range of its application was not immediately foreseen. Almost immediately, trial and appellate courts were flooded with motions seeking to set aside convictions and reargue previously denied inspect and dismiss motions.
To date, efforts to interpret the scope and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. AlvinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. Calbud, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. RyanNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Matter of Wesley M.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. IveyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Lawrence P. Dixon v. Thomas J. Miller, Acting Superintendent, Woodbourne Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Dixon v. MillerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1999
- Lawrence P. Dixon v. Thomas J. Miller, Acting Superintendent, Woodbourne Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002