People v. Major
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William J. Davis, J.), rendered May 5, 1988, convicting defendant-appellant, after jury trial, of sexual abuse in the first degree, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the matter remanded for a new trial.
The judgment of conviction must be reversed because the court improperly allowed the complainant’s psychiatrist to testify that in his opinion the complainant did not consent to the sexual contact with the defendant, which was the ultimate issue in the case. The complainant had had breast augmentation surgery performed by the defendant, a plastic…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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