Legal Opinion
People v. Stanard
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 25, 1973PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGabrielli, J.
The defendant, a New York City policeman, has been convicted of five counts of perjury and, by a divided court, the convictions have been affirmed (38 A D 2d 522). The main question on this appeal is whether testimony, otherwise inadmissible, was properly received when offered by the People solely for the purpose of supplying allegedly necessary background material to make the proof of the crimes charged intelligible to the jury.
The defendant was charged with having lied before a Grand Jury which was investigating police corruption in the Seventh Division. The charges stemmed from his denial…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Blumenthal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- People v. MleczkoNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- People v. . DoodyNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
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3Cited by64 opinions
- People v. ResekNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. McGrathNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. StanardNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. WlasiukAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- People v. CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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