Legal Opinion

People v. Hoffler

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

Decided June 12, 2008PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Peters, J.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree. His conviction stems from the December 30, 2003 fatal shooting of the victim, a confidential informant who defendant arranged to be killed in order to prevent his testimony in defendant’s January 2004 drug trial. Defendant appeals.

While defendant asserts a host of pretrial errors, we find no fault with County Court’s rulings prior to the commencement of the trial. Defendant first contends that County Court erred by refusing to dismiss the indictment due to the insufficiency of evidence…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Hoffler v. BezioCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
  2. Hoffler v. BezioDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2011
  3. People v. BookerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. People v. HamptonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. People v. TownsendAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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