(DOWNLOAD) "People State New York v. Leon West" by Court of Appeals of New York * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: People State New York v. Leon West
Author : Court of Appeals of New York
Release Date : January 03, 1984
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 54 KB

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The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the matter remitted for a new trial for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion (92 A.D.2d 620, 622) of Presiding Justice A. Franklin Mahoney at the Appellate Division (see, also, People v Ventimiglia, 52 N.Y.2d 350, 361-362). We also note our agreement with the majoritys conclusion that the co-defendant, who had pleaded guilty to a lesser offense prior to testifying against the defendant at the trial, was an accomplice as a matter of law. Thus the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury to this effect when requested to do so by the defendant.