Legal Opinion

People v. Denis

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

Decided November 22, 2000PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Spain, J.

On May 3, 1992 Rosemary Denis died after a fall off a cliff ledge at the top of Russell Brooks Falls in the Town of Colchester, Delaware County. A pool of water is located at the base of the falls. The victim and defendant, her husband, were there on an outing at the time. A subsequent autopsy revealed that the cause of the victim’s death was drowning and not the injuries she sustained as a result of the fall. More than six years later — in September 1998 — defendant was indicted on a single count of intentional murder in the second degree. The People’s bill of…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  4. United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. People v. SeabergNew York Court of Appeals · 1989

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  4. People v. BradberryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. People v. TolandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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