Legal Opinion
People v. Zona
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 6, 2010No. 73PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
The issue raised by this appeal is whether the evidence presented at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to defendant, supported a good faith claim of right jury instruction. We conclude that defendant was entitled to assert this defense and that County Court erred when it denied defendant’s request to charge.
This case centers around the removal of various items of property from a surplus warehouse used by the Seneca County Sheriff’s Department. In October or November 2005, Under-sheriff James Larson, one of the highest ranking members of the Seneca…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mathews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- People v. WattsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. PadgettNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. SteeleNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- People v. ButtsNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by34 opinions
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