Legal Opinion
People v. Jenkins
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1996PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Defendant was convicted of robbery in the first degree following a jury trial. During trial, the prosecutor sought to cross-examine defendant’s alibi witness as to the fact that he knew the defendant, his nephew, had been in jail since the date of arrest, had information that would tend to exculpate the defendant, and had failed to come forward with this information earlier. The court held a conference to determine whether the prosecutor could question the alibi witness regarding his failure to come forward…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Holbrook v. FlynnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. DawsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. VasquezNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
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3Cited by17 opinions
- People v. VasquezNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. GuyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. RandolphAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- People v. QuinneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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