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People v. Dragoon

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 3, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtYesawich Jr., J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Clinton County (Lewis, J.), rendered February 13, 1996, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminally negligent homicide.

At approximately 2:00 a.m. on June 3, 1995, defendant and a friend became embroiled in a street fight with two male college students who were returning from a nearby bar. Defendant and his friend had just left a party when they saw the others— one of whom was wearing a large wig — passing by, and began taunting them. The passersby approached and a fight ensued, during the course of which defendant punched one of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. People v. BoutinNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. People v. ChamberlainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. People v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. TorraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. People v. SharpeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. GalleriaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. People v. RogersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. People v. CuatlalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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