[DOWNLOAD] "People State New York v. Timothy B. Cooper" by Court of Appeals of New York ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People State New York v. Timothy B. Cooper
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 21, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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[78 N.Y.2d 476 Page 478] Opinion OF THE COURT When a defendant's prior conviction raises the grade of an offense, and thus becomes an element of the higher grade offense, the Criminal Procedure Law -- reflecting a concern for potential prejudice and unfairness to the defendant in putting earlier convictions before the jury -- specifies a procedure for alleging and proving the prior convictions (CPL 200.60). This appeal requires us to construe CPL 200.60 in the context of a [78 N.Y.2d 476 Page 479]