Legal Opinion

People v. Littlejohn

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 30, 2013PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Mastro, J.P

On this appeal by the defendant from a judgment convicting him of murder in the first degree, we principally are called upon to determine whether the introduction at trial of certain evidence of other crimes committed by the defendant, for the purpose of proving the defendant’s identity as the killer, constituted reversible error. We conclude that while some of the challenged evidence was improperly admitted, the error was harmless and did not deprive the defendant of a fair trial.

The Murder of Imette St. Guillen

At approximately 4:00 a.m. on February 25, 2006,…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  2. Carmell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. People v. AllweissNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. People v. HudyNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. Matott v. WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. NevelsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
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  3. People v. CollinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. People v. MackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020

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