Legal Opinion
People v. Barnwell
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided April 25, 1989PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Renee A. White, J.
The defendant was arraigned and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (Penal Law § 220.03), a class A misdemeanor. The defendant now moves to dismiss the charge on the ground that defendant’s arrest and prosecution constitutes selective prosecution *923in violation of the Constitutions of the State of New York and the United States of America. In the alternative, in order to further substantiate this claim, the defendant requests an evidentiary hearing to determine (1) whether the arrest of the defendant was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Wayte v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- People v. DiLorenzoCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1992