Legal Opinion
People v. Sullivan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 1986PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
When a Grand Jury is presented with conflicting versions of a shooting death, it may choose to indict the defendant for second degree manslaughter rather than intentional murder, provided that either charge is supported by sufficient evidence. Here, the evidence was sufficient to support either, and the Grand Jury opted for second degree manslaughter.
The evidence before the Grand Jury showed that Mrs. Eleanor Bumpurs was a 66-year-old, obese, emotionally disturbed woman who had fallen behind in her rent payments. The Housing Authority made numerous attempts to help her…
3Cases cited17 opinions
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. GloverNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. PelchatNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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4Cited by47 opinions
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- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Ruben Campaneria v. Theodore Reid, Superintendent, Fishkill Correctional Facility, Robert Abrams, Attorney General of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- State v. BeelerSupreme Court of Missouri · 2000
- People v. BatashureNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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