Legal Opinion

People v. McGraw

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

Decided February 26, 1990PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The defendant’s conviction arises out of an incident which occurred on September 1, 1986, when the defendant created a disturbance at a party at his brother-in-law’s residence. When two police officers arrived at the scene, the defendant struggled with the officers, causing them to sustain injuries.

On appeal, the defendant argues that he was deprived of a fair trial by the unsolicited testimony of his brother-in-law who stated that the defendant’s estranged wife "had called the police before at the residence where both of them used to live”. The defendant asserts that since this testimony…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. SatterfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. People v. YoungNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. InsignaresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. BebeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. People v. SaundersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. People v. SerranoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. People v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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