Legal Opinion
People v. McCray
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 1, 2014PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
Defendant, prosecuted for rape, sought disclosure of the complainant’s mental health records. The trial court reviewed the records in camera and disclosed only a few of them. We hold that the court did not abuse its discretion.
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Defendant, 40 years old, and the complainant, 18, met for the first time in April 2009. They had several telephone conversations after their first meeting, and agreed to go on a date on May 26, 2009.
Both of them testified to what happened that evening, and their accounts, up until the final, critical events, match in many respects. They…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People v. GissendannerNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. VilardiNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- United States v. John GilCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
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