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People v. Colon

The People of the State of New York v. Miguel Angel Colon, Also Known as Rafael Cordero

People v. Colon, 453 N.E.2d 548 (N.Y. 1983)
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Court
New York Court of Appeals · State Highest Courts
Decided
June 28, 1983
Citations
453 N.E.2d 54859 N.Y.2d 921466 N.Y.S.2d 3191983 N.Y. LEXIS 3242
Cited by 91

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OPINION OF THE COURT

Order reversed and order of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County, reinstated for the reasons stated in the opinion of Judge Jeffrey Atlas at the Criminal Court (110 Misc 2d 917; People v Williams, 56 NY2d 824 ; People v Sturgis, 38 NY2d 625 ).

Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Jones, Wachtler, Meyer and Simons.

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Cited by 91 cases

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1983: 51984: 151985: 111986: 41987: 61988: 41989: 41990: 51992: 21993: 11994: 61995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 41999: 12001: 32003: 12008: 12009: 22010: 12011: 12012: 12016: 12020: 12021: 32024: 32025: 219832026peak 1984 · 15

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. People v. Surita137 Misc. 2d 794 (N.Y. City Crim. Ct. 1987)
  2. People v. D'Aquino163 Misc. 2d 788 (1995)
  3. People v. Worley488 N.E.2d 1228 (N.Y. 1985)
  4. People v. Beyah143 Misc. 2d 14 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1989)
  5. People v. Bonner123 Misc. 2d 916 (N.Y. City Crim. Ct. 1984)
  6. People v. England636 N.E.2d 1387 (N.Y. 1994)

Most recent

  1. People v. Rivera2025 NY Slip Op 51673(U) (Bronx Criminal Ct. 2025)
  2. People v. Vallejo2025 NY Slip Op 50724(U) (Queens Criminal Ct. 2025)
  3. People v. Kim2024 NY Slip Op 50579(U) (Queens Criminal Ct. 2024)
  4. People v. Caba2024 NY Slip Op 50552(U) (N.Y. Crim. Ct. 2024)
  5. People v. Cryer2024 NY Slip Op 50527(U) (N.Y. Crim. Ct. 2024)
  6. People v. Garai (Bela)73 Misc. 3d 141(A) (2021)

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Authorities cited 3

DepthCaseCited by
People v. Sturgis, 345 N.E.2d 331 (N.Y. 1976) 121
People v. Colon, 110 Misc. 2d 917 (N.Y. City Crim. Ct. 1981) 50
People v. Williams, 438 N.E.2d 104 (N.Y. 1982) 12

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