Legal Opinion

People v. Lawton

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

Decided November 16, 1987PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Broomer, J.), rendered April 16, 1985, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial (Meyerson, J.), after a hearing, of the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground of double jeopardy (see, People v Lawton, 127 Mise 2d 800).

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Just prior to the start of jury selection, the Assistant District Attorney informed the court that…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. People v. MaliziaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. SatterfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. People v. SanchezNew York Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. BelgraveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. Chang v. RotkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. People v. CoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. People v. MorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. People v. NicholsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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