Legal Opinion

People v. Sutton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 23, 1995PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County (Nelson, J.), rendered December 1, 1992, convicting him of manslaughter in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The testimony concerning the defendant’s uncharged crime and the introduction of the domestic violence form were relevant and material to explaining a motive and intent for the subsequent homicide (see, People v Hutchinson, 179 AD2d 679; People v Hill, 163 AD2d 813; People v Roides, 124 AD2d 967).

The sentence imposed was not excessive (see,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. HillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. People v. RoidesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. People v. HutchinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. JamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. Sutton v. HerbertDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999
  3. People v. MullerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. People v. RobertsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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