Legal Opinion

People v. Knox

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

Decided November 16, 1979PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Wither, J.

The principal issue presented on this appeal is whether the questions by the District Attorney addressed to defendant and his witnesses on cross-examination concerning an alibi, and his comments on the answers in his summation, constitute error and require reversal. We conclude that in the context in which the questions were asked and the summation was made, they were proper and, at any rate, even if erroneous in any respect, they constituted harmless error.

Complainant, William Moshier, was the superintendent of an apartment building and collected the rents. On…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  5. People v. HamlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. DawsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Burrell v. SwartzDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
  3. People v. CollinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. People v. EnglishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  5. People v. AlbrightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

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