People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The trial court did not err in denying the defendant’s challenges to two prospective jurors for cause because no basis for their exclusion from the jury was shown. Both prospective jurors unequivocally stated that their contact with police officers would not affect their determination in the instant case and that they did not believe that police officers were more credible than any other witnesses.
The defendant was not prejudiced by the denial of her motion for a severance, since her own confession and trial testimony were substantially identical with the extrajudicial statement of her…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Parker v. RandolphSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. BornholdtNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. BerzupsNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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