Legal Opinion
People v. Tyler
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided May 4, 1979Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
George D. Covington, J.
The defendant, Andy Tyler, was arrested on June 2, 1978 for resisting arrest, escape in the third degree and disorderly conduct. The first two charges are class A misdemeanors; the third charge is a violation.
The law in effect at the time of Mr. Tyler’s arrest entitled all defendants arrested in New York City for misdemeanor charges to a preliminary hearing. The relevant statute, CPL 170.75, provided as follows:
"1. A defendant who has been arraigned in the New York City criminal court upon an information, simplified traffic information or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Kring v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- People v. McClaffertyCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1973
- People v. ShingCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1975