Legal Opinion
People v. Ellis
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 1, 1996PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Charles J. Tejada, J.
The defendant, Boris Ellis, was arrested and subsequently indicted on two counts of assault in the second degree, intimidating a witness in the third degree and menacing in the second degree. The People, after the complainant’s recantation during her trial testimony, moved in limine for a ruling allowing them to call an expert witness on domestic violence to testify regarding the "battered woman syndrome” (hereinafter referred also to as BWS).
BACKGROUND
The complainant is the defendant’s wife. Shortly after the defendant’s arrest, she testified at the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- State v. KellySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- People v. CroninNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. CiaccioNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Dougherty v. . MillikenNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- People v. SeeleyNew York Supreme Court · 2000
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