Legal Opinion
People v. Brooks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 17, 1995PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted of robbery in the second degree and petit larceny for holding up a clerk at a Cadet Cleaners store in Rochester. Defendant contends that he was deprived of his right to a fair trial when, during recross-examination, a police officer erroneously testified that defendant had an outstanding parole warrant. Any prejudice to defendant that might have arisen from the mention of uncharged criminal activity was alleviated when Supreme Court sustained defendant’s objection and gave prompt curative instructions to the jury (see, People…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. SantiagoNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. HeideNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. YoungNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. GilliardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
3Cited by7 opinions
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- People v. McCrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. HeckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. RhodesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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