Legal Opinion

People v. Galatro

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 30, 1994PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ciparick, J.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the Grand Jury evidence is legally sufficient to support the charge of reckless endangerment in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.20). We agree with the Appellate Division that it is.

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Defendants were arrested after a street altercation with a third man, complainant James Kasemersky, outside a bar located on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the evidence presented to the Grand Jury, one or both of the defendants struck the complainant, knocking him unconscious and causing him permanent brain damage. The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. JenningsNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. People v. KibbeNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. People v. DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. People v. MikuszewskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1989

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. People v. JensenNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. People v. MaldonadoNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. People v. Eun Sil JangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. People v. JessupAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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