Legal Opinion
People v. James
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 23, 2010PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Hayes, J.), convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The four-year-old victim lived in an apartment in Dutchess County with his mother and the mother’s boyfriend, the defendant. On August 8, 2007, the victim’s mother left for work at about 5:00 p.m. When she returned, the victim was lying on his bed motionless with his eyes open, looking straight ahead. She yelled at the victim to wake up, while the defendant attempted cardio…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
- People v. MateoNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. HeslopAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. WaiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013