Legal Opinion

People v. Barker

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 18, 1992PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Slavin, J.), rendered April 13, 1988, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered. The facts have been considered and are determined to have been established.

We find that, under the circumstances of this case, the trial court prematurely discharged a sworn juror (see generally, People v Page, 72 NY2d…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. PageNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. MehmediNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. BuckleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. People v. MelendezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. People v. WindleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. MattocksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. People v. AliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. People v. CaballeroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. People v. SargeantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. People v. MattocksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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