Legal Opinion
People v. DaCosta
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 2006PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
While being chased by a police officer, defendant scaled a tall fence and ran across a major highway during morning rush-hour traffic. The officer followed, but was struck and killed by a vehicle when he fell from the fence into oncoming traffic. The issue in this case is whether the evidence presented at trial was legally sufficient to support defendant’s conviction for manslaughter in the second degree. We conclude that it was.
In 1996, defendant was charged in Maryland with several cocaine-related felony offenses. He pleaded guilty to one felony crime and was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. CableNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. KernNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. KibbeNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. StewartNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. Warner-Lambert Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by39 opinions
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