Legal Opinion
The People v. Matthew A. Davis
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 2016No. 169PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge DiFiore.
In this appeal, we conclude that there was legally sufficient evidence to support the jury’s findings that defendant’s assault of the victim during a home invasion was an actual contributory cause of the victim’s death and that the victim’s death, induced by the stress of the violent event, was a reasonably *297foreseeable result of defendant’s conduct. We therefore modify the Appellate Division order and remit the case to the Appellate Division.
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The victim was found dead on the floor of his second-floor apartment, lying amongst the remnants of his broken…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- People v. CableNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. KibbeNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. ReomeNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
- People v. StewartNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2019
- People v. LukosavichAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
- People v. ColonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
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