Legal Opinion
The People v. Luis Ortiz
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 2015No. 201PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
This case presents two issues for our review. The first is whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel bars the People from introducing, at defendant’s second trial, evidence that defendant threatened the victim of a burglary with a razor blade when the jury had acquitted defendant of charges involving the use or threatened use of a dangerous instrument at the first trial. The second issue is whether the trial court erred when it permitted the People to introduce a statement made by defense counsel at arraignment that was damaging to her client but then denied…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. BerkowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. BerroaNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- People v. GoodmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. AcevedoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
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