Legal Opinion

People v. Santiago

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 23, 1995PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kreindler, J.), rendered June 11, 1992, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

There is no merit to the defendant’s contention that the trial court improperly prevented him from eliciting evidence with respect to the victim’s prior specific acts of violence and reputation for violence. A defendant charged with a homicide may introduce, in support of his claim of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. DelgadoNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. In re Robert S.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. People v. RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. HubrechtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. People v. WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. People v. ForeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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