People v. Light, 28 N.Y.3d 933 (NY 2016). · Go Syfert
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discussed Cited "see" People v. Ballard
N.Y. App. Div. · 2025 · signal: see · confidence high
That evidence "was 'relevant to provide background information concerning the context and history of defendant's relationship with [the complainant]' " ( People v Wertman , 114 AD3d 1279 , 1280 [4th Dept 2014], lv denied 23 NY3d 969 [2014]; see People v Maxey , 129 AD3d 1664, 1665 [4th Dept 2015], lv denied 27 NY3d 1002 [2015], reconsideration denied 28 NY3d 933 [2016]; cf. People v Leonard , 29 NY3d 1, 7-8 [2017]; see also People v Hu Sin , 217 AD3d 1439, 1439 [4th Dept 2023]), including the reason why the complainant was not to be left alone with defendant as part of an established safety pl…
discussed Cited "see" People v. McClendon
N.Y. App. Div. · 2024 · signal: see · confidence high
"There is no requirement that the People allege or establish what particular crime was intended," to secure a conviction for burglary ( People v James , 114 AD3d 1202 , 1204 [4th Dept 2014], lv denied 22 NY3d 1199 [2014]; see People v Maier , 140 AD3d 1603, 1603 [4th Dept 2016], lv denied 28 NY3d 933 [2016]).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Davis
N.Y. App. Div. · 2022 · signal: see · confidence high
That the defendant allegedly received inaccurate information regarding [the possibility of a conviction at trial and the resulting impact upon] his possible sentence exposure is another factor which must be considered by the court, but it is not, in and of itself, dispositive" ( People v Garcia , 92 NY2d 869 , 870 [1998]; see generally People v Mack , 140 AD3d 791, 792 [2d Dept 2016], lv denied 28 NY3d 933 [2016]; People v Morrison , 78 AD3d 1615, 1616 [4th Dept 2010], lv denied 16 NY3d 834 [2011]).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Young
N.Y. App. Div. · 2022 · signal: see · confidence high
Defense counsel "carefully highlighted on cross-examination that CSAAS was not a diagnostic tool for proving whether sexual abuse had occurred or whether the victims' accounts were truthful . . . and [elicited acknowledgments] that the . . . expert could give no evidence with respect to the ultimate issue of the case, i.e., defendant's guilt," and that children are capable of making false accusations ( People v Mirabella , 187 AD3d 1589, 1590 [4th Dept 2020], lv dismissed 36 NY3d 930 [2020] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see People v Maxey , 129 AD3d 1664, 1665 [4th Dept 2015], lv denied …
cited Cited "see" May v. Griffin
S.D.N.Y. · 2021 · signal: see · confidence high
See May, 28 N.Y.3d at 933 .
discussed Cited "see" People v. Case
N.Y. App. Div. · 2021 · signal: see · confidence high
Here, the victim's testimony concerning uncharged acts that preceded the events charged in the indictment was admissible "to complete the narrative of the events charged in the indictment . . . , [to] provide[ ] necessary background information" ( People v Workman , 56 AD3d 1155 , 1156 [4th Dept 2008], lv denied 12 NY3d 789 [2009] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see People v Griffin , 111 AD3d 1413 , 1414-1415 [4th Dept 2013], lv denied 23 NY3d 1037 [2014]; People v Justice , 99 AD3d 1213 , 1215 [4th Dept 2012], lv denied 20 NY3d 1012 [2013]), and to place "the charged conduct in context" …
discussed Cited "see" People v. Bradley
N.Y. App. Div. · 2021 · signal: see · confidence high
Compliance with a plea bargain is to be tested against an objective reading of the bargain, and not against a defendant's subjective interpretation thereof" ( People v Cataldo , 39 NY2d 578, 580 [1976]; see People v Lorraine , 138 AD3d 1494 , 1495 [4th Dept 2016], lv denied 28 NY3d 933 [2016]; People v Guillory , 81 AD3d 1394, 1395 [4th Dept 2011], lv denied 16 NY3d 895 [2011]).
discussed Cited "see" People v. King
N.Y. App. Div. · 2020 · signal: see · confidence high
Furthermore, "the [*2]jury was entitled to infer [defendant']s intent to commit a crime while unlawfully in the [building] based upon[, inter alia,] his other actions while inside the [building]" ( People v Rivera , 41 AD3d 1237 , 1238 [4th Dept 2007], lv denied 10 NY3d 939 [2008]; see People v Garcia , 17 AD3d 283 , 283 [1st Dept 2005], lv denied 5 NY3d 789 [2005]), "as well as from defendant's actions and assertions when confronted" ( People v Maier , 140 AD3d 1603 , 1603-1604 [4th Dept 2016], lv denied 28 NY3d 933 [2016] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see People v Mercado-Ramos , 161 A…
discussed Cited "see" People v. DePerno
N.Y. App. Div. · 2017 · signal: see · confidence high
In any event, “[t]hat the defendant allegedly received inaccurate information regarding his possible sentence exposure is [a] factor which must be considered by the court, but it is not, in and of itself, disposi-tive” (People v Garcia, 92 NY2d 869, 870 [1998]; see People v Mack, 140 AD3d 791, 792 [2016], lv denied 28 NY3d 933 [2016]).
discussed Cited "see" People v. DePerno
N.Y. App. Div. · 2017 · signal: see · confidence high
In any event, “[t]hat the defendant allegedly received inaccurate information regarding his possible sentence exposure is [a] factor which must be considered by the court, but it is not, in and of itself, disposi-tive” (People v Garcia, 92 NY2d 869, 870 [1998]; see People v Mack, 140 AD3d 791, 792 [2016], lv denied 28 NY3d 933 [2016]).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Redfield
N.Y. App. Div. · 2016 · signal: see · confidence high
Such evidence was relevant to establish the nature of the relationship between defendant and the victim and to place “the charged conduct in context” (People v Leeson, 12 NY3d 823, 827 [2009]; see People v Maxey, 129 AD3d 1664, 1665 [2015], lv denied 27 NY3d 1002 [2016], reconsideration denied 28 NY3d 933 [2016]; People v Young, 99 AD2d 373, 375 [1984]; see also People v Denson, 26 NY3d 179, 186-188 [2015]).
discussed Cited "see" REDFIELD, TERRENCE, PEOPLE v
N.Y. App. Div. · 2016 · signal: see · confidence high
Such evidence was relevant to establish the nature of the relationship between defendant and the victim and to place “the charged conduct in context” (People v Leeson, 12 NY3d 823, 827 ; see People v Maxey, 129 AD3d 1664, 1665 , lv denied 27 NY3d 1002 , reconsideration denied 28 NY3d 933 ; People v Young, 99 AD2d 373, 375 ; see also People v Denson, 26 NY3d 179, 186-188 ).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Redfield
N.Y. App. Div. · 2016 · signal: see · confidence high
Such evidence was relevant to establish the nature of the relationship between defendant and the victim and to place “the charged conduct in context” (People v Leeson, 12 NY3d 823, 827 [2009]; see People v Maxey, 129 AD3d 1664, 1665 [2015], lv denied 27 NY3d 1002 [2016], reconsideration denied 28 NY3d 933 [2016]; People v Young, 99 AD2d 373, 375 [1984]; see also People v Denson, 26 NY3d 179, 186-188 [2015]).
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People
v.
Light
New York Court of Appeals.
Aug 31, 2016.
28 N.Y.3d 933
Published

3d Dept: 140 AD3d 1400 (Albany)

denied 8/16/16 (DiFiore, Ch. J.)