Legal Opinion
Weinstein v. Haft
New York Court of Appeals
Decided September 1, 1983PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The judgment of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Insofar as the petition seeks relief by way of prohibition, it is predicated on the concept that, by allowing over three years to elapse from petitioner’s guilty plea without sentencing her and then adjourning the motion for a further year, respondent lost jurisdiction of the matter. The first three years were at petitioner’s behest, however, and under the circumstances of this case the additional time does not constitute such an “extremely long and unreasonable” delay (People ex rel. Harty v…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Legal Aid Society of Sullivan County, Inc. v. ScheinmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People ex rel. Harty v. FayNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Hogan v. BohanNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- People ex rel. Prosser v. MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Legal Aid Society of Sullivan County, Inc. v. ScheinmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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3Cited by32 opinions
- People v. DrakeNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Matter of Jose R.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- People v. MarshallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- DeCintio v. CohalanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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