Legal Opinion

People v. Louise

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

Decided November 9, 1934PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Per curiam

The evidence adduced by the district attorney from the People’s witness Dyer that the defendant was silent when Reynolds, an alleged accomplice, accused the defendant in the latter’s presence of the crime charged, was improper. The rule announced in Kelley v. People (55 N. Y. 565), under which this proof might formerly have been admissible, has been expressly *472overruled by recent decisions (People v. Pignataro, 263 N. Y. 229, 236; People v. Butigliano, 261 id. 103; People v. Dolce, Id. 108). “ The principle as now established in this State is to the effect that a person in custody accused of a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kelley v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
  2. People v. PignataroNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
  3. People v. O'ReganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Evans v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1958
  2. People v. ColascioneNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
  3. People v. EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
  4. United States v. HumbleUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1959
  5. People v. BloodgoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937

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