Legal Opinion

People v. Montpeirous

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

Decided October 13, 1987PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leahy, J.), rendered March 25, 1985, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree and possession of burglar’s tools, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

A decision with respect to a recusal motion is generally a matter of personal conscience (People v Smith, 63 NY2d 41, 68, cert denied 469 US 1227, reh denied 471 US 1049; People v Harris, 117 AD2d 881, 882). The mere fact that the Judge who decided a pretrial…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. LombardiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. People v. McKinleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. CheswickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. People v. AhaltNew York Supreme Court · 1988
  3. People v. BurchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. People v. ReidAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. In re Ashanti L.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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