Legal Opinion

People v. Rivera

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 31, 1986PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Hickman, J.), rendered May 4, 1979, convicting him of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

The defendant, by oral motion made prior to sentence being pronounced, moved to set aside the jury’s verdict of guilt on the basis of newly discovered evidence. According to the defendant’s counsel, the defendant claimed that another person had actually committed the crimes of which he had been found guilty. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SalemiNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
  3. People v. LopezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. People v. MessinaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  5. People v. WadleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. DonovanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. People v. CainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. People v. KornegayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. People v. MooreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. People v. PalmerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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