Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Jones v. Abrams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 21, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a habeas corpus proceeding, petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leahy, J.), dated September 23, 1980, which denied the petition.
Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The petition challenged the prosecutor’s waiver of an opening statement in petitioner’s nonjury trial and the constitutionality of CPL 320.20 (3) (a) insofar as that statute permits such a waiver. These challenges had been made on the direct appeal from petitioner’s conviction, and were considered and rejected by this court (People v Jones, 74 AD2d 613, lv denied 49 NY2d 894,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People ex rel. Douglas v. VincentNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People ex rel. Kaplan v. Commissioner of CorrectionNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People ex rel. Small v. ScullyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People ex rel. Williams v. ScullyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People ex rel. Kaplan v. Commissioner of CorrectionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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3Cited by3 opinions
- De Vito v. KatschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. TzatzimakisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People ex rel. Wise v. ScullyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990