Legal Opinion
People v. Brown
New York County Courts
Decided June 25, 1984PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David S. Ritter, J.
Defendant has moved to dismiss the indictment as a matter of law alleging that his neck was broken by correction personnel during five continuous days of systematic and brutal beatings at the Rockland County Jail. Moreover, defendant contends that he was denied necessary medical treatment for approximately 75 days after his neck was broken.
On November 7, 1983, I ruled that defendant was entitled to a posttrial hearing and an opportunity to establish that the alleged violations of his constitutional rights so tainted the prosecution’s case that dismissal…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. BlueSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. PoblinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Samuel Brown v. John Doe, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Brown v. DoeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- People v. HyltonNew York Supreme Court · 1988
- Brown v. DoeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993