Legal Opinion
People v. Goldstein
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 2005PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
R.S. Smith, J.
We reverse defendant’s conviction and order a new trial, because his constitutional right to be confronted with the witnesses against him was violated when a psychiatrist who testified for the prosecution recounted statements made to her by people who were not available for cross-examination.
Facts and Procedural History
On January 3, 1999, defendant killed Kendra Webdale, a woman he did not know, by throwing her into the path of an approaching subway train. He was charged with murder in the second degree; his principal defense was insanity. His first trial…
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