Legal Opinion
People v. Bannister
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 11, 2001PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Pincus, J.), rendered July 15, 1998, convicting him of rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant was tried, inter alia, for the rape of a 15-year-old prostitute. During the trial he made statements indicating that he might commit suicide. The following day, defense counsel moved for a mistrial, stating that the defendant had attempted suicide the previous night and that the defendant, who had been expected to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Black & Decker Disability Plan v. NordSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- People v. TortoriciNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- People v. MorganNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. SmythNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. FarhnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- People v. FelixAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. RiosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- People v. BrodskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. BannisterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002