Legal Opinion
People v. Shapiro
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 1979PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*663OPINION OF THE COURT
Eve Preminger, J.
On September 7, 1973, defendant Fred Shapiro was arrested, for the first time, for possessing a container of orange juice with one dose of methadone in it. He plead guilty to attempted possession of one eighth of an ounce of methadone (aggregate weight) which, at that time, and for a brief period thereafter, constituted an E felony (Penal Law, § 220.06, subd 2). It is presently a B misdemeanor (Penal Law, §§ 110.00, 220.03). The issue before this court is whether that conviction may legitimately be used as a prior felony conviction pursuant to section…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McGinnis v. RoysterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Am Knitwear v. Exp.-Imp.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. KaiserNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- People v. MortonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- People v. MazzieNew York Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. PachecoNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. PachecoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980