People v. Williams
Cases that cite this one
50 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.
- People v. Covington (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2002)
- People v. Watkins (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2023)
- People v. Watkins (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2023)
- Herring v. McCarthy (District Court, W.D. New York 2023)
- People v. Niles (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2021)
- People v. Niles (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2021)
- People v. Knox (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
- MORRIS, DARSHAWN A., PEOPLE v (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
- People v. Morris (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
- People v. Morris (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2016)
- People v. Garcia (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
- People v. Brooks (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2015)
- LEMERY, DAVID, PEOPLE v (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
- People v. Lemery (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
- People v. Lemery (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2013)
- People v. Bonney (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2010)
- People v. Riback (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2008)
- People v. Williams (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2007)
- People v. Marshall (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2007)
- People v. Morris (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
- People v. Weber (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
- People v. Tedesco (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
- People v. August (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
- People v. Thomas (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
- People v. Thomas (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
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Opinion
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
*736 Defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree after a jury trial. Defendant sought to introduce expert psychiatric evidence with regard to his justification defense “[i]n order to have the jury properly understand [his] state of mind as it impacts on his intent.” To give defendant’s request the “in-depth thought that it deserves,” the trial court asked for an offer of proof as to the content of the proposed expert psychiatric evidence. Defendant indicated that the expert would testify that “at the time of the murder [defendant] demonstrated paranoid delusional thinking and behavior” and “believed the victim of the murder was going to rob him of thousands of dollars worth of jewels.” The trial court denied the request, and the Appellate Division subsequently affirmed defendant’s conviction.
“As a general rule, the admissibility and limits of expert testimony lie primarily in the sound discretion of the trial court” (see, People v Lee, 96 NY2d 157, 162; People v Cronin, 60 NY2d 430, 433). We agree with the Appellate Division to the extent it determined that the trial court properly exercised its discretion in excluding the testimony of the expert.
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Smith, Levine, Ciparick, Wesley, Rosenblatt and Graffeo concur.
Order affirmed in a memorandum.
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