People v. Wernick
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PlZZUTO, J. P.
After giving birth to a baby boy in the bathroom of her college dormitory, the defendant asphyxiated the infant by stuffing toilet paper down his throat. She then placed him in a garbage bag and had an unwitting friend dispose of the bag. *52At trial, the defendant raised an insanity defense, claiming that she lacked the substantial capacity to know and to appreciate the nature and consequences of her conduct or that such conduct was wrong.
The defendant presented expert testimony which established (1) that during her pregnancy she totally denied that she was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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- People v. MiddletonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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