Legal Opinion
People v. Gilestrella
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 30, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Budd G. Goodman, J.
On November 11, 1984, defendants Jose Gilestrella and Jose Suriel went to trial in this court for criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. At the end of the People’s case, and again at the close of the entire case, counsel for Jose Gilestrella moved to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that the People had failed to make out a prima facie case. The court was of a similar mind and was prepared to entertain the motion under CPL 330.30 (1) but allowed the case to go to the jury in order to preserve the issue for appeal in the event that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Bohanan v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
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