Legal Opinion
People v. Slaughter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 14, 2005PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Goldberg, J.), rendered May 25, 2004, convicting him of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, his absence from the Ventimiglia hearing (see People v Ventimiglia, 52 NY2d 350 [1981]) does not warrant reversal. The People sought to introduce evidence that the complaining witness had seen the defendant selling drugs on many occasions. The Supreme Court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. VentimigliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. DokesNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. FavorNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. SpotfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. MunafoNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017