Legal Opinion
People v. Alamo
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 19, 1969PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
Defendant was indicted for assault, second degree, upon a police officer and resisting a police officer in discharge of duty, a misdemeanor (former Penal Law, § 1851). After a trial he was convicted by the jury of the lesser degree of assault (third degree, a misdemeanor) and of violation of section 1851. A reformatory sentence was imposed.
There is conflicting testimony on the assault and resisting the officer, but the jury could well have found the policeman’s version of the events true. The policeman spent a week in bed as a result of the attack, was on crutches for three weeks and absent…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. SorgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- People v. . WebsterNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- People v. . Van GaasbeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- People v. . CasconeNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
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3Cited by45 opinions
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