Legal Opinion
People v. Hudson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 6, 1984PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Carro, J.
In reviewing the record we find a number of errors which, in cumulative effect, deprived appellant of his due process right to a fair trial. While individually considered, each error might not rise to the level of a constitutional violation requiring reversal, taken together and in light of the equivocal evidence of guilt, we feel constrained to so conclude.
Our most serious concern is with those errors in judgment and comportment of the Assistant District Attorney (ADA). In this rape trial (as in most) credibility was the issue, with both the victim and defendant…
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