Legal Opinion
People v. Caban
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 1, 2010No. 42PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
Defendant, while backing her car, hit and killed a pedestrian. At the time of that event, defendant’s license to drive had been suspended, because of an earlier incident with some noticeable similarities to the later, fatal one. Defendant was convicted of criminally negligent homicide, after a trial in which the trial court admitted into evidence the fact of her license suspension. We hold that this evidence was properly admitted.
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On January 2, 2003, defendant, driving on Third Avenue in Manhattan, stopped her car and backed it up to let her passengers out at a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- People v. O'RamaNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. ScarolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. KisoonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- People v. TabbNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- People v. AcevedoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. RileyNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
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