Legal Opinion
The People v. Lawrence P. Frumusa
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 8, 2017No. 65PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fahey, J.
For over one hundred years, this Court has applied and refined its holding in People v Molineux (168 NY 264 [1901]). Here, we are presented with a more fundamental question concerning how to identify such propensity evidence in the first instance. We are asked to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion as a matter of law by admitting into evidence a contempt order issued in a civil action involving the same funds defendant was criminally charged with stealing. We conclude that the contempt order did not constitute Mo-lineux evidence. We further…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- People v. AlvinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. AllweissNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. ScarolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by57 opinions
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