Legal Opinion
People v. West
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 16, 2011PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Peters, J.P.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Cortland County (Sherman, J.), rendered December 15, 2009, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree.
On this appeal from his conviction of manslaughter in the first degree, defendant raises a number of issues pertaining to the People’s questioning of their own witness, Robin Stevens. *1394Finding these claims to be either without merit or unpreserved for our review, we affirm.
Given Stevens’ repeated refusals at trial to answer any questions concerning the written statement he provided to police…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- People v. . SextonNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- People v. SaezNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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