People v. Berkowitz

Decided May 8, 1980. Domenick L. Gabrielli wrote the opinion for the court.

50 N.Y.2d 333 · Cited 593 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• People v. Reisman · 29 N.Y.2d 278
• People v. McGee · 49 N.Y.2d 48
• McGrath v. Gold · 36 N.Y.2d 406
• People v. Dean · 45 N.Y.2d 651
• People v. Lo Cicero · 14 N.Y.2d 374
• People ex rel. Dowdy v. Smith · 48 N.Y.2d 477
• People v. Taranovich · 37 N.Y.2d 442
• Schwartz v. Public Administrator · 24 N.Y.2d 65
• People v. Gissendanner · 48 N.Y.2d 543
• People v. Prosser · 309 N.Y. 353
• Good Health Dairy Products Corp. v. Emery · 9 N.E.2d 758
• B. R. DeWitt, Inc. v. Hall · 19 N.Y.2d 141
• People v. Gruden · 42 N.Y.2d 214
• People v. Salko · 47 N.Y.2d 230
• People v. Johnson · 38 N.Y.2d 271
• Finn's Liquor Shop, Inc. v. State Liquor Authority · 24 N.Y.2d 647
• Venes v. Community School Board · 43 N.Y.2d 520
• People v. Abbamonte · 43 N.Y.2d 74
• Liberty Mutual Insurance v. George Colon & Co. · 183 N.E. 506
• Martinis v. Supreme Court · 15 N.Y.2d 240
• People v. Alvarez · 65 A.D.2d 146

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• Gilberg v. Barbieri · 53 N.Y.2d 285
• People v. Goodman · 69 N.Y.2d 32
• Byrd v. People · 58 P.3d 50
• State v. Mullin-Coston · 152 Wash. 2d 107
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• Reid v. State · 719 N.E.2d 451
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• Marquiz v. People · 726 P.2d 1105
• Nelson v. Dufficy · 104 A.D.2d 234
• People v. Roselle · 193 A.D.2d 56
• People v. Cortes · 80 N.Y.2d 201
• People v. Caussade · 162 A.D.2d 4

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