Legal Opinion

People v. Kimes

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

Decided December 7, 2006PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Catterson, J.

The arrest and trial of Sante Kimes and her son, Kenneth, on charges of murdering a wealthy widow in order to defraud her of a multi-million-dollar Upper East Side townhouse captured the attention of the country. From the moment 82-year-old Irene Silverman disappeared through the eventual trial and convictions for her murder, the two modern day grifters were the subjects of intense media scrutiny in newspapers, newsmagazines and on television news shows.

They were the subjects of at least one made-for-TV movie. Three books were published about the duo,…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. People v. MateoNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Delaware v. FenstererSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. People v. SorrentinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. People v. PorterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. People v. DollAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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