Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

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

Decided November 19, 1974PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLane, J.

The complaining witness, while on her way to a party, was walking westbound on 21st Street in Manhattan. She passed the defendant, who was standing on the sidewalk, and then heard footsteps following closely behind her. She turned and saw the defendant. He pulled out a knife, placed it at her throat and, while rubbing it along her throat, repeated that he wanted to have sexual intercourse with her. She pleaded with the defendant not to harm her but did not scream for fear of the knife being held against her throat. Defendant then dragged her across the street to an abandoned building and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. . PageNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
  2. People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  3. People v. . MayhewNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
  4. People v. YannucciNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
  5. People v. BlankNew York Court of Appeals · 1940

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. WatsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  2. People v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
  3. People v. SpiegelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  4. People v. SpearmanNew York Supreme Court · 1985
  5. People v. MackleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977

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