Legal Opinion
People v. Oddone
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 12, 2013PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
Defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree for causing the death of a man by holding him in a headlock. The duration of the headlock was an important issue at trial. Defendant argues that several of the trial court’s rulings in admitting and excluding evidence related to that issue were mistaken. As to one of those rulings—the court’s refusal to permit defendant to refresh his witness’s recollection with a statement the witness had previously given—we agree with defendant, and order a new trial.
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The victim, Andrew Reister, was a bouncer in a bar.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. LeGrandNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Commonwealth v. DevlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- People v. . HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- People v. PelosiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- People v. BrooksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- People v. VelcherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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