Legal Opinion
People v. Byrne
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 28, 1978PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County, rendered March 31, 1977, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of kidnapping in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. On May 11, 1976, defendant appeared at the Poughkeepsie, New York, home of his girlfriend, Irene Racz, and, while awaiting Miss Racz’ return from work, he and her mother, Marie Toth, drank some gin and some wine which defendant had brought with him. By the time Miss Racz arrived home, at about 5:20 p.m., defendant and Mrs. Toth were intoxicated. Apparently Mrs.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- People v. AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- People v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- People v. HowardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- People v. WormuthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. GantzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. TarsiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- People v. MathisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- State v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
- People v. BaldiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980