People v. Santos

New York Court of Appeals

People v. Santos

807 N.E.2d 881, 1 N.Y.3d 548, 775 N.Y.S.2d 770, 2003 N.Y. LEXIS 4060

CourtNew York Court of Appeals

DecidedDecember 18, 2003

StatusPublished

Cited by6 cases

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People v. Santos, 807 N.E.2d 881, 1 N.Y.3d 548, 775 N.Y.S.2d 770, 2003 N.Y. LEXIS 4060 (N.Y. 2003).

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Opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The Court here lacks power to review the lower courts’ exercise of discretion in vacating the criminal conviction and granting a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence (People v Baxley, 84 NY2d 208, 212 [1994]; People v Fields, 66 NY2d 876, 878 [1985]).

Chief Judge Kaye and Judges G.B. Smith, Ciparick, Rosenblatt, Graffeo and Read concur.

*549 On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order affirmed in a memorandum.

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