People v. Cruz

Decided November 20, 1979. Solomon Wachtler wrote the opinion for the court.

48 N.Y.2d 419 · Cited 496 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.

• Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385
• Nash v. United States · 229 U.S. 373
• United States v. Wurzbach · 280 U.S. 396
• Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville · 405 U.S. 156
• International Harvester Co. of America v. Kentucky · 234 U.S. 216
• People v. Grogan · 183 N.E. 273
• People v. Eboli · 34 N.Y.2d 281
• People v. Mancuso · 175 N.E. 177
• People v. Koerber · 155 N.E. 79

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