Legal Opinion
People v. Brown
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Herbert J. Lipp, J.
The defendant is charged with murder in the second degree for the alleged killing of one Abraham Lodge. A Sirois1 hearing was ordered by the Honorable Justice Francis X. Egitto and the case was transferred to this court for said hearing. This decision supplements the oral decision given by this court at the conclusion of the hearing.
A Sirois hearing is generally granted whenever the People allege specific facts which demonstrate a " 'distinct possibility’ * * * that a criminal defendant’s misconduct has induced a witness’ unlawful refusal to testify * *…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- People v. GeraciNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Holtzman v. HellenbrandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. AyalaNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. HardingNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. StrakerNew York Supreme Court · 1997
- In re Duane F.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003