Legal Opinion
People v. Whalen
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 1983PublishedCited by 438 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
At about 10:00 p.m. on July 4, 1979, Deborah C. was walking to her work at Cohoes Memorial Hospital. A man passed her going in the other direction. He turned, came up behind her, covered her eyes and mouth, and told her not to scream. Deborah was pushed down a slight embankment into some bushes and raped. After the attacker left, Deborah put her clothes back on and ran to the hospital’s emergency room.
While receiving treatment, the victim described her attacker as having “long blond hair.” When an officer arrived to take a report, Deborah elaborated,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. DawsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. GardnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. Le MieuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. LandorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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3Cited by438 opinions
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- People v. VictorNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. WarrenNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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