Legal Opinion
Scheufler v. Bruno
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 20, 1999PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mercure, J. P.
On January 7, 1999, a felony complaint was filed against petitioner charging her with murder in the second degree based upon her confession that she had caused the death of her husband on July 31, 1997 by placing a pillow on his face so that he could no longer breathe. At the time of the death, no autopsy was conducted and the cause of death stated on the certificate of death was cancer. Pursuant to Public Health Law § 4210 (4), respondent Rensselaer County District Attorney sought to exhume the body of petitioner’s husband for an autopsy to be conducted by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Klostermann v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. AngeloNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. WashingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Brown v. HallmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Untitled New York Attorney General Opinion, New York Attorney General Reports2016