Legal Opinion
People v. Bennett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 3, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal from judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Elbert Hinkson, J.), rendered November 29, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 6 to 12 years, held in abeyance, and the matter remanded to the Supreme Court for purposes of conducting a reconstruction hearing.
At the commencement of jury selection, the following colloquy took place between defense counsel and the defendant:
"[Coun…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. SeabergNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. DavidsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. RamosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. ContreroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. PatersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. KeenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- People v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. HollidayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998