Legal Opinion

People v. Diggs

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 31, 1992PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Juviler, J.), rendered September 6, 1990, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.

While no errors of law have been preserved for appellate review (see, People v Medina, 53 NY2d 951, 953; People v Larsen, 157 AD2d 672), we nevertheless feel compelled, under the circumstances of this case, to reach them in the interest of justice and to reverse (see,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. MedinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. HauptNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. People v. AyalaNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. People v. BasoraNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. People v. HydeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. People v. SeamanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. People v. MonahanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. People v. McKinleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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