Legal Opinion

People v. Leggett

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

Decided January 27, 1977PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County, rendered April 5, 1975, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminally negligent homicide. This conviction arose out of the death of a two-year-old girl caused by a blow rendered to the child’s abdomen. On appeal, defendant contends: (1) that testimony as to previous alleged acts of abuse committed by defendant upon the infant victim were erroneously admitted into evidence; (2) that the prosecutor’s use of notes written down by a police officer during a postarrest conversation with the defendant and the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. FelderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
  3. People v. FelderNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. People v. O'KeefeNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
  5. People v. O'KeefeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. HandlyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  2. People v. PristellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. People v. DrakeNew York Supreme Court · 2001
  4. People v. TriuckNew York Supreme Court · 1998
  5. People v. CollazoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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