Legal Opinion
People v. Reidout
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1988PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*633OPINION OF THE COURT
Richard Lee Price, J.
The defendant is charged with various crimes including the murders of his wife and 13-year-old stepdaughter and the attempted murders of his 9-year-old stepson and 7-year-old son. Both the stepson and son will be witnesses for the prosecution as they are supposed eyewitnesses to the two murders and the attempts. Thus, the testimony of the children is being offered as direct evidence of guilt.
On May 3, 1988 both children appeared before this court and, after a full hearing, were qualified, pursuant to CPL 60.20, to give sworn testimony.
The murders took…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- People v. GissendannerNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Edington v. . Mutual Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
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3Cited by9 opinions
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