Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 27, 2010PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Matthew J. D’Emic, J.
*1057In this domestic violence prosecution, defendant stands indicted for, among other things, burglary, assault and criminal contempt involving alleged assaults on his girlfriend at her home in violation of an order of protection.
The People now allege that the complainant has had a change of heart and is refusing to cooperate with the prosecution as a result of over 300 telephone calls placed to her by the defendant from jail. Because of this the People move to introduce the complainant’s grand jury testimony on their direct case. A Sirois hearing was held…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- United States v. Robert ScottCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- People v. MelchorAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. MaestasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2018
- People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- People v. TurnquestNew York Supreme Court · 2012
- People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013