Legal Opinion

People v. Wright

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

Decided December 5, 2006PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Lewis Bart Stone, J.), rendered May 26, 2005, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 7 to 14 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s request for an inquiry of a juror who had locked herself in the bathroom during deliberations (see People v Cabrera, 305 AD2d 263 [2003], lv denied 100 NY2d 560 [2003]). Assuming, arguendo, that the reason for this behavior was that she was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. People v. PressleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. People v. ReddAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. People v. CabreraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. People v. DelacruzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. MercereauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. AllendeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. People v. DarganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. People v. SchlosserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. People v. DarganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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