Legal Opinion
State v. Shannon S.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 2012PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
The primary issue on this appeal is whether there was legally sufficient evidence to support the finding that respondent Shannon S. suffers from a mental abnormality as defined under article 10 of the Mental Hygiene Law. On the particular facts of this case, we hold there was.
Respondent has an extensive criminal record which includes various sexual offenses involving nonconsenting or underage, adolescent victims. In 1992, at 19 years of age, respondent was charged with sexual abuse in the third degree for pinning down a female acquaintance on her bed, removing her…
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