Legal Opinion
People v. Scott
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 2011No. 70PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
This appeal requires the Court to resolve whether the trial court erred (1) in precluding evidence of a victim’s sexual conduct around the time of the incident pursuant to New York’s Rape Shield Law (Criminal Procedure Law § 60.42) and (2) in disqualifying one juror and failing to discharge another.
In March 2007, three eighth-grade girls, K.D., A.B. and R.S., left a slumber party and went to the home of Steven A., a 16-year-old friend of theirs. Defendant, a 23-year-old man, and another adult were also there. While at Steven A.’s home, the girls drank alcohol and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. BlydenNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. BranchNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. ProvenzanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by42 opinions
- People v. BlackmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. SimmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- People v. FureyNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
- People v. HalterNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
- People v. IzzoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
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