Legal Opinion

People v. Esposito

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

Decided March 14, 1996PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Cardona, P. J.

Following a jury trial in October 1991, defendant was convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the second degree arising from the February 1, 1990 death of 13-month-old Nicholas Bodah (hereinafter Nicky) while in defendant’s care. Prior to trial, defendant had maintained that Nicky sustained his injuries in a fall from the living room couch after being placed there by defendant. At trial, defendant retracted that state*929ment and. claimed that as he was removing Nicky from the bathtub he accidentally dropped him, causing the child to strike his head on the edge of the tub.*

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. People v. MedinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. HudyNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Schumer v. HoltzmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. People v. OwensNew York Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. People v. CarterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. People v. MonroeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. People v. ClevelandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. People v. GossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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