Legal Opinion
People v. Radtke
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David Goldstein, J.
Under what circumstances may a defendant in a homicide case obtain an order to exhume the body or remains and for a new autopsy as to the cause of death?
This is a motion by defendant for an order directing the exhumation of the body of his six-day-old child, Anthony Radtke, who is buried without the State, in Nebraska, in order *745to examine and test the skeletal remains and tissues to determine if they were cut by a sharp instrument or tool or by a dog.
The application is opposed by the District Attorney, who, pursuant to direction of this court, notified…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Yome v. GormanNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Matter of Currier (Woodlawn Cemetery)New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- In re BandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Davis v. Congregation Chevra Torah Anshei RadishkowitzNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- People v. MillerNew York Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by5 opinions
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