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The People v. Christopher A. Nicholson

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 18, 2016No. 17PublishedCited by 136 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rivera, J.

In this appeal we clarify that the Appellate Division does not exceed its statutory authority or run afoul of our decisions in People v LaFontaine (92 NY2d 470 [1998]) and People v Concepcion (17 NY3d 192 [2011]) when it relies on the record to discern the unarticulated predicate for the trial court’s evidentiary ruling. On the merits, we reject defendant’s claim that the trial court committed reversible error by admitting rebuttal testimony intended to provide evidence of defendant’s sole witness’s bias or motive to fabricate. We further reject his challenges to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. People v. MateoNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. People v. CabanNew York Court of Appeals · 2005

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3Cited by136 opinions

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  3. People v. HiltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  4. People v. SpositoCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 2018
  5. People v. MaisonetteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021

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