Legal Opinion

People v. Zayas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 18, 2011PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*919The defendant’s convictions stem from an incident which occurred on July 24, 2007. The police responded to the defendant’s residence in response to a report of a domestic dispute. Upon arriving, the police did not hear any sounds coming from the house. One of the officers recalled receiving a subsequent radio transmission confirming that there was a man with a knife and a child inside the defendant’s house. When the officers attempted forcibly to enter the dwelling by kicking in a door and breaking a window, the defendant fired shots through the door, striking one of the officers. The…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. People v. SteeleNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. People v. De JesusNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. People v. MaherNew York Court of Appeals · 1992

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. SinghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  2. People v. BallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. People v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. People v. MackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2025

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