Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 22, 2003PublishedCited by 153 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
Defendant appeals his convictions of assault in the first degree and resisting arrest, asserting that an out-of-court, hearsay *304statement made by the victim of the assault was improperly admitted at trial as an excited utterance. The Appellate Division affirmed. Because we conclude that the trial court’s error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, we also affirm.
On February 5, 2000, Police Officer Jerrold Lutz and his partner came to the aid of Val Grey, a homeless man who had been stabbed twice in the eye. When the police arrived on the scene, defendant,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. VasquezNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. MarksNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
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3Cited by153 opinions
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- People v. RogersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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