People v. Gay
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, rendered June 26, 1975, convicting defendant, upon a jury verdict, of rape in the first degree and attempted sodomy in the first degree, unanimously reversed, on the law, and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial directed. The improper introduction of evidence concerning a prior unindicted assault by defendant mandates a new trial. Although the People argue that such evidence was admissible in that, as the complainant knew of the prior assault, it was probative of her state of mind at the time of the crime, the trial…
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