Legal Opinion
People v. Collins
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 1997PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph Fisch, J.
Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of forcible sodomy and related offenses perpetrated against a woman he knew and had previously dated. He was sentenced by this court to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 9 to 18 years’ incarceration.
Defendant now moves under CPL article 440 to vacate his conviction on the ground that his constitutional rights were violated because the jury was not aware of the victim’s psychiatric history. Said victim is currently incarcerated in another county, pending prosecution for an attempted murder committed after…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- People v. VilardiNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. CratsleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. CollinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. VelasquezCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2015