Legal Opinion
People v. Miller
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 1976PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
The principal issue presented for our consideration is whether, in a prosecution for homicide,1 a defendant, in support of his contention that he had reasonable grounds to believe himself in imminent danger from an assault by the deceased, may offer evidence to show that, prior to the homicide, the deceased committed specific acts of violence of which the defendant had knowledge.
Defendant Willie Miller was charged with fatally shooting his sister Minnie in the course of a violent family quarrel. After work on October 12, 1972, the members of the Miller family returned home from their various…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Stokes v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Thomas v. . PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- People v. . Van GaasbeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
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3Cited by191 opinions
- People v. GoetzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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- People v. TasNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- DeLuca v. LordDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- People v. PettyNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
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