Legal Opinion

People v. Dudley

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

Decided November 29, 1990PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Jerome Hornblass, J.), rendered February 1, 1989, convicting defendant of robbery in the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15) and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 2Vi to IV2 years, reversed, on the law and the facts and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and the case remanded for a new trial.

The People’s case rested solely upon the eyewitness testimony of the complainant who had a long history of psychiatric illness. Thus, the trial court should have permitted the defense to offer expert testimony as to the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. People v. RensingNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
  3. People v. KampshoffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  4. People v. FreshleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  5. People v. MajorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. FuentesNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. People v. BaranekAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. People v. GertzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
  4. People v. Cesar G.Criminal Court of the City of New York · 1991
  5. People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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