Legal Opinion
People v. Hager
New York County Courts
Decided May 3, 1984PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Raymond Harrington, J.
“I don’t remember anything”.
“My mind went blank”.
“I blacked out”.
“I panicked and don’t remember what I did or anything that happened”.
So often those of us who habituate the criminal courts have heard such statements or testimony from the accused in a criminal case. A variation on this theme, in the Grand Jury testimony of this defendant has raised legal issues concerning that proceeding. This defendant was indicted for leaving the scene of an incident as a felony and driving while impaired (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 600, subd 2, pars a, b; § 1192,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- People v. IannoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. Calbud, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. LeighMount Kisco Police Court · 1959
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. OlsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
- Comstock v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- People v. HagerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. LevyAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2011
- People v. MerollaCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1988
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