Legal Opinion
People v. Harris
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 9, 2002PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wesley, J.
In 1995, the New York Legislature restored the death penalty to New York’s criminal statutes for the first time since 1984. Although this Court has on several occasions dealt with issues related to the new statute (see People v Mower, 97 NY2d 239; People v Edwards, 96 NY2d 445; Matter of Francois v Dolan, 95 NY2d 33; People v Couser, 94 NY2d 631; People v Mateo, 93 NY2d 327; Matter of Hynes v Tomei, 92 NY2d 613), this case presents the first full appeal of a sentence of death in New York in almost 20 years.
In the early morning hours of December 7, 1996, defendant…
2Cases cited123 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by123 opinions
- People v. MateoNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
- People v. LaValleNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. CahillNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- People v. ShulmanNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
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