Legal Opinion
People v. Myers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 14, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed in accordance with the following Memorandum: The trial court erroneously and without the benefit of a Ventimiglia hearing (see, People v Ventimiglia, 52 NY2d 350) allowed defendant’s former girlfriend to testify to defendant’s acts of violence against her and her *696child, as well as his other bad acts, as part of the People’s direct case. The testimony was not relevant to the crimes charged and was admitted only to demonstrate defendant’s criminal propensities (see, People v Hudy, 73 NY2d 40, 55; People v Lewis, 69 NY2d 321, 325;…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. VentimigliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. HudyNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. BaschNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. SweetNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. HollowayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. BarrettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. KiseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000