Legal Opinion
People v. Copeland
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Herbert A. Posner, J.
This is a motion to dismiss the indictment because of "double jeopardy”. (CPL 40.20.) A mistrial was declared near the end of a jury trial when the Assistant District Attorney (hereafter ADA) pursued a line of questioning during direct examination of a rebuttal witness. The court had advised the ADA (on two prior occasions) that the issue he persisted on raising was improper and impermissible. The ADA, in opposing the motion to dismiss on double jeopardy grounds, argues that he "was attempting to explore an area crucial to the case within the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. DinitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- People v. ConyersNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. KeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. BarancoHawaii Supreme Court · 1994
- People v. CopelandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992