Legal Opinion

People v. Cassidy

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

Decided January 21, 1986Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Lawrence, J.), rendered November 20, 1984, convicting him of perjury in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed, and case remitted to the County Court, Nassau County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).

The jury’s verdict, which, inter alia, found defendant guilty of perjury in the first degree but acquitted him of insurance fraud in the first degree, was not repugnant in view of the elements of the crimes as charged (see, People v Tucker, 55 NY2d 1; People v Burford,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. AlfaroNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. People v. BurfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. People v. HydeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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