Legal Opinion

People v. Torres

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 6, 1999PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (DeLury, J.), rendered June 28, 1995, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (three counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

A criminal defendant has the right to be present at all material stages of his trial, including a Sandoval hearing (see, People v Dokes, 79 NY2d 656; People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371). However, it is equally well settled that a presumption of regularity attaches to all judicial proceedings, and it is the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. DokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. People v. SwiftAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. BadiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. People v. PitsleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. VelasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. People v. MackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. People v. PitsleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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