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People v. Williams

Criminal Court of the City of New York

Decided June 30, 1983PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bertram Katz, J.

The defendant, Lisa Williams, has challenged the Bronx District Attorney’s practice of reducing certain A misdemeanor cases (punishable by a maximum term of one year) to B misdemeanors (punishable by a maximum term of three months) on the eve of trial. The effect of the last-minute reduction, besides providing an obvious benefit to the defendant, is to deprive the defendant of the right to trial by jury. The Legal Aid Society, which represents numerous defendants affected by this procedure, in addition to Lisa Williams, has brought this motion in virtually…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. People v. JonesMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
  2. People v. Darryl M.Criminal Court of the City of New York · 1984
  3. People v. ByrdCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1984
  4. People v. VasquezNew York Supreme Court · 1986
  5. People v. DiazCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1990

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