Legal Opinion
People v. George
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 2000PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Schulman, J.), rendered May 7, 1996, convicting him of rape in the first degree, rape in the second degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, sexual abuse in the second degree, and endangering the welfare of a child, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court properly admitted expert testimony regarding “rape trauma syndrome” to aid the jury in understanding the unusual behavior of the victim after the rape had occurred (see, People v Taylor, 75 NY2d 277).
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. HeideNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. TongeNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- People v. WestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. RiversAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. ByronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. NelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004