Legal Opinion
People v. Chestnut
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 2012PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
The issue presented is whether Supreme Court’s error in denying defendant’s requests for a severance based on the improper joinder of certain counts relating only to codefendant (see GPL 200.40 [1]) is harmless. We hold that Supreme Court’s conceded error is not.
On November 6, 2005, in broad daylight, two assailants robbed the complainant at gunpoint as he was loading packages into his car on a street in Queens. Jewelry, cash, a cell phone, two fur coats and an expensive bag were forcibly stolen from the complainant. By Queens County indictment No. 658/2006,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- People v. MahboubianNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
3Cited by13 opinions
- Greene v. Gerber Products Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 2017
- People v. FernandezNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
- People v. AlexanderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- People v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- People v. Jian Long ShiAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2014
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