Legal Opinion

The People v. Anthony DiPippo

New York Court of Appeals

Decided March 29, 2016No. 11PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Stein, J.

On this appeal, defendant Anthony DiPippo argues that the trial court abused its discretion by precluding him from introducing evidence of third-party culpability during his *131retrial for felony murder and rape in the first degree. We conclude that, under the circumstances of this case, defendant should have been permitted to present evidence of third-party culpability to the jury.

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In 1994, a 12-year-old girl (hereinafter the victim) went missing in Putnam County. Tragically, her remains were found, over one year later, in a wooded area off a dirt road known to some…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  4. Holmes v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. People v. SettlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Scrimo v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2019
  2. People v. ThibodeauNew York Court of Appeals · 2018
  3. People v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  4. People v. ThibodeauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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