Legal Opinion
People v. Victor R.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1994PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David Friedman, J.
On May 18, 1993 Victor R allegedly went to the home of his former girlfriend, Dawn Alexander, and fired two shots through the door from a .38 caliber revolver. Before trial of this charge commenced, the People advised the court that they were in possession of a 911 tape which they wished to introduce into evidence as an exception to the hearsay rule either as an excited utterance or a present sense impression.
The tape contained a conversation between the 911 operator and Alexander. In this conversation, Alexander, in what seems to be an excited and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- White v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. CavinessNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. KernAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- United States v. CampbellDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
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3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. HarveyNew York Supreme Court · 2002