New York Court of Appeals· 3/29/1984
People v. King
Citations
- 61 N.Y.2d 550
- 463 N.E.2d 601
- 475 N.Y.S.2d 260
- 1984 N.Y. LEXIS 4179
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- “[I]f a statute uses a word which has a definite and well-known meaning at common law, it will be construed with the aid of common-law definitions, unless it clearly appears that it was not so intended.”
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Judges: Cooke
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57 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- People v. GainesNew York Court of Appeals· 1989-10-24· cited 176×
- Hebron v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1993-07-22· cited 80×
- Katt v. City of New YorkS.D. New York· 2001-06-21· cited 47×
- White v. Pacifica FoundationS.D. New York· 2013-09-19· cited 44×
- People v. DelbreyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2020-01-16· cited 27×
- People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2003-01-16· cited 22×
- United States v. ThrowerSecond Circuit· 2019-01-31· cited 22×
- State v. FariaHawaii Supreme Court· 2002-12-30· cited 19×
- People v. ClarkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1996-11-08· cited 15×
- Edelen v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1989-06-20· cited 14×
- People v. SterinaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2013-07-05· cited 14×
- State v. IsonCourt of Appeals of Alaska· 1987-10-23· cited 13×
- People v. LaraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2015-07-07· cited 13×
- People v. LewocAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1984-05-17· cited 13×
- People v. ClevelandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2001-03-22· cited 13×
- People v. SanchezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1994-11-15· cited 12×
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1996-05-02· cited 12×
- People v. CullumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1986-09-22· cited 11×
- People v. DayeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1989-05-08· cited 11×
- People v. BurnsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1992-10-07· cited 11×
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