Legal Opinion
People v. Cohen
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 2000PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bernard J. Fried, J.
Defendants Adam Cohen, Stanley Cohen, Jamie K. C. Scher (nee Jamie Cohen), Todd Spehler and Eileen Torrillo are charged in a 27-count indictment, which includes 21 counts of perjury in the first degree. At issue is whether the State of New York has jurisdiction over these perjury charges, and whether New York’s perjury statute encompasses perjury, before the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
This prosecution arises out of an investigation initially conducted by the NASD. Briefly, in 1973 defendant Stanley Cohen, pursuant to a settlement…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re LoneySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Ivan D. JONES, Jr., Petitioner, v. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- People v. . MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Scher v. National Ass'n of Securities DealersDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
- Scher v. NATIONAL ASS'N OF SECURITIES DEALERSDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005