Monthly Archives: January 2010

In the case of People v. Abney the Court of Appeals decided two separate cases: People v. Quentin Abney and People v. Gregory Allen. In each of those case the issue was whether or not to admit expert testimony regarding … Continue reading →

New York’s gang assault statute applies when a person who intends to cause physical injury causes that person or a third person serious physical injury and is aided by two or more other persons actually present. The issue is: whether … Continue reading →

Facts of the case: police officers responded to a complaint of the disturbance. The officers found a household in chaos, a pickup truck in driveway with its front smashed, to house had three broken windows and there was blood on … Continue reading →

Issue: whether defendants sixth amendment right to confrontation was violated by the introduction of a DNA report processed by a subcontractor laboratory to the office of the chief medical examiner through the testimony of a forensic biologist. The New York … Continue reading →