Legal Opinion
People v. Adams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 10, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Greenberg, J.), rendered April 19, 1989 convicting him of burglary in the first degree (two counts) and resisting arrest, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contentions, the court’s Sandoval ruling did not constitute an improvident exercise of discretion, nor did it deprive the defendant of a fair trial. After considering the probative value of the defendant’s eight prior arrests and five theft-related convictions, as well as the prejudicial…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. MackeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. RahmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. OvertonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. FootmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. ReyesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993