Legal Opinion
People v. Spence
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 15, 1997PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (John Stackhouse, J.), rendered June 22, 1995, convicting defendant, after jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of from 121/2 to 25 years, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the matter remanded to Supreme Court for a new trial.
The only witness to testify on defendant’s behalf was his *219wife. After conclusion of her testimony, the defense rested, and counsel asked that the witness be permitted to remain in the courtroom during summation. The court…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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