Legal Opinion

People v. Mitchell

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

Decided November 16, 1979PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted of first degree manslaughter for having intentionally caused the death of his girlfriend, Audrey Miller, "under circumstances which do not constitute murder because he act[ed] under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance”. (Penal Law, § 125.20, subd 2.) On appeal, his chief contention is that the trial court erred in charging the jury on intoxication (Penal Law, § 15.25). At the end of its charge, after giving full instructions on intoxication and the defense of insanity, the court in summarizing the various verdicts…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. KoerberNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
  3. People v. . LeonardiNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  4. People v. . JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
  5. People v. CrumbleNew York Court of Appeals · 1941

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. DonnellyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  2. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. People v. HazlettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. People v. StaffordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  5. People v. DudekAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

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