Appellate Division, Fourth Department SORA Appellate Review People v. Long KA 10-01144 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The defendant challenged his Level 2 risk adjudication under the Sex Offender Registration Act, based upon the use of a previous ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Order of Protection Family Members People v. Wright KA 09-02058 Appealed from Genesee County Court Background: As part of the defendant’s sentence for rape first degree, the defendant contended that the order of protection was improper. ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Effective Assistance of Counsel Use of Expert People v. Ocasio KA 09-01583 Appealed from Monroe County Court Background: The defendant was convicted after a bench trial of several felony sex crimes. On appeal he challenged whether ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Conflict of Interest Sentencing People v. Hurlbert KA 06-01618 Appealed from Yates County Court Background: The defendant was convicted of first-degree kidnaping, first-degree rape and other felonies. These occurred in connection with acts committed against his ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department DWI Videotape People v. Adams KA 10-01684 Appealed from Supreme Court, Onondaga County Background: The defendant was convicted of aggravated DWI and DWI. The prosecution allegedly failed to retain a videotape of the stop, which the ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Criminal Contempt Order of Protection People v. Lilley KA 09-02161 Appealed from Jefferson County Court Background: The defendant pleaded guilty to criminal contempt in the second degree pursuant to a plea bargain. On appeal, he contended ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Sex Offenses Rape Shield Law People v. Halter KA 07-00943 Appealed from Monroe County Court Background: The defendant was convicted of several felony sex offenses after a bench trial. On appeal he contended in part that ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Bank Robbery Sentencing People v Williams KA 07-00754 Appealed from Onondaga County Court Background: The defendant was convicted of several felonies in connection with three separate bank robberies. One issue on appeal was the sentence imposed, ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Multiple Identifications Expert Services People v. Peterkin KA 07-00393 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: A defendant was convicted after a jury trial of numerous crimes from two separate gunpoint robberies. Two of his appellate ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Murder Extreme Emotional Disturbance People v. McKenzie KA 07-01840 Appealed from Monroe County Court Background: The defendant, convicted after trial of murder second degree, contended that the trial judge erred in denying a jury charge on ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Sentencing Concurrent Sentences People v. Poole KA 08-01558 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The defendant was convicted of several counts of felony weapons possession and felony assault and received consecutive sentences, which he challenged ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Missing Witness Charge Fifth Amendment People v. Sulli KA 07-00936 Appealed from Monroe County Court Background: After jury trial, in which he was convicted of robbery first degree, the defendant challenged the trial judge’s denial of ...

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