Legal Opinion
People v. Watson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 30, 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Mastro, J.), rendered May 23, 1995, convicting him of assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court did not improvidently exercise its broad discretion in refusing to grant an adjournment of unspecified length so that the defendant could recall a witness to the stand (see generally, Matter of Anthony M., 63 NY2d 270; People v Singleton, 41 NY2d 402). The record demonstrates that the defendant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. PavaoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- BROWN BROS. v. Beam Constr.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. CableNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. NuccieNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. InnissNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by3 opinions
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