PEOPLE v. JACKSON


145 Misc.2d 1020 (1989)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Severn Jackson, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Kings County.

December 6, 1989


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Severn Jackson, defendant pro se. Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Nancy A. Stareeff of counsel), for plaintiff.


GERALD J. BELDOCK, J.

Should a conviction obtained as a result of and during the commission of a crime by the prosecutor be vacated? Phrased differently, must a jury verdict be set aside because a prosecutor was never admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York?

On December 18, 1987, an indictment was filed charging defendant with robbery in the first and second degrees and various related offenses. On August 31, 1988 pretrial hearing...

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