Legal Opinion
People v. Acklin
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1980PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sheldon S. Levy, J.
In a criminal prosecution for robbery, can a school psychologist, on the People’s case, give evidence concerning the mental and physical infirmities of the complaining witness, who has been found competent to testify? The answer to this question, and its encompassment of the novel doctrine of "the interested observer,” is one of first impression.
The charge is that on Monday, March 19, 1979, shortly after noon, in the vicinity of 8th Avenue and West 41st Street, *598Manhattan, the defendants Charles Acklin and Herman Freshley forcibly stole $14 from one…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. RensingNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- United States v. HissDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Brown v. RistichNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. Preston, New York County Courts1958
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BarrosoKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
- People v. FreshleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- N.G. v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2012
- In re Raphael M.New York Family Court · 1981