Legal Opinion
People v. Griffin
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 1993PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
The primary issue on this appeal is whether the court erred in precluding expert testimony that medical malpractice was the supervening cause of the victim’s death. We conclude that no prejudicial error was committed and that the conviction should not be overturned.
On Sunday, January 18, 1987, the defendant, then a freshman in engineering at the University of Rochester, returned to the campus after a vacation as did other students. During the course of the evening, he drank heavily and, at the time of the criminal incidents, he was under the influence of alcohol.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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