Legal Opinion
People v. Eckert
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1956PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
The defendant was indicted for criminal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle resulting in death in violation of section 1053-a of the Penal Law.
Tersely stated, the indictment in this case accuses the defendant of having caused the death of one Dorothy Ann Sager as a result of having lost control o'f an automobile he was operating when he lost consciousness during an epileptic seizure; and that he had prior knowledge that he was subject to epileptic seizures which struck without warning from time to time and rendered him unconscious and unfit to operate an automobile. The defendant…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- People v. GroganNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Pierson v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- People v. . RosenheimerNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- People v. . HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- People v. NormanNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
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