Legal Opinion
People v. De Stefano
New York County Courts
Decided August 25, 1983PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kenneth K. Rohl, J.
“Marriage is the only actual bondage known to our law. There remain no legal slaves, except the mistress of every house.” (John Stuart Mill, The Subjection of Women [1869].)
The defendant is charged under indictment number 3380/82 with one count of rape in the first degree and a related count of burglary in the first degree.
On June 7,1982 the defendant, John De Stefano, and his wife Judith separated after 14 years of marriage upon his moving out of the marital residence at Browns Road, Lake Ronkonkoma, and renting an apartment at Third Street, Ronkonkoma.
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. LibertaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Weishaupt v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Merton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Cherry v. KochNew York Supreme Court · 1985
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