Legal Opinion

People v. Spencer

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 13, 2012PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

A Queens County grand jury charged defendant with one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and other related charges. At defendant’s jury trial, the People adduced evidence that on the evening of August 16, 2006, defendant engaged in a street level altercation with a third party. Shortly thereafter, complainant, an off-duty police officer, arrived at the scene. Complainant and a number of other eyewitnesses testified that defendant punched complainant and brandished a firearm.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. People v. HudyNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. People v. SpencerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. People v. MajorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  2. People v. HughesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. People v. StoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. RedmondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  5. People v. AlcarezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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