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People v. Swamp

New York Court of Appeals

Decided January 10, 1995PublishedCited by 141 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Kaye.

Where the Grand Jury heard only the results of a preliminary field test indicating the presence of cocaine, was an indictment charging possession of cocaine supported by legally sufficient evidence, or were the People required to submit the results of a formal laboratory analysis? Because the evidence before the Grand Jury, if uncontradicted, established that defendant possessed cocaine, we affirm the determination of the Appellate Division that the People presented a prima facie case sufficient for indictment.

When defendant crossed the United…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. People v. JenningsNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. People v. Calbud, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. People v. DumasNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. People v. MertzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986

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3Cited by141 opinions

  1. People v. BelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. People v. HendersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. People v. MaldonadoNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. People v. SanchezNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. People v. MillsNew York Court of Appeals · 2003

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