Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 1993PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Defendants have been convicted of multiple counts of rape and sodomy in the first degree. The charges arose after a New Jersey woman alleged defendants forced her into a car outside a Manhattan dance club, took her to a Brooklyn apartment and there raped and sodomized her. At trial, defendants sought to introduce evidence purportedly showing that the woman had previously engaged in group sex. They contend that the trial court improperly applied the State’s "rape shield law” (CPL 60.42) to deny their application, thereby depriving them of their Federal…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by112 opinions
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