Legal Opinion
People v. Peterson
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 27, 1977PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoseph P. Sullivan, J.
Defendant, charged with robbery in the first degree and related offenses, moves for a dismissal of the indictment and for other forms of relief on the ground of discriminatory prosecution in that he is being prosecuted as a major offender by the Bronx District Attorney. The major offense program, which has been operating in Bronx County since July 2, 1973, with the financial assistance of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, is basically a program of accelerated prosecution.1 It is directed towards the perpetrator of the serious crime and the repeat offender. Its goal is to insure…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Landis v. North American Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StinnettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
- Murphy v. DwyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. IzsakCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1979
- People v. BarnwellCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1989