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People v. Burgess

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 21, 1995
212 A.D.2d 721 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

February 21, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Beldock, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

There is no merit to the defendant's contention that the expert testimony of child sexual-abuse trauma syndrome was inadmissible, as this testimony helped to explain the four complainants' behavior towards the defendant after the attacks, which was not within the purview of the average juror (see, People v. Taylor, 75 N.Y.2d 277; People v. Naranjo, 194 A.D.2d 747; People v. Guce, 164 A.D.2d 946; cf., People v. Singh, 186 A.D.2d 285).

The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).

The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or do not warrant reversal in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt. Mangano, P.J., Bracken, Altman and Goldstein, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Burgess

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 21, 1995
212 A.D.2d 721 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Burgess

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. EDWARD BURGESS…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Feb 21, 1995

Citations

212 A.D.2d 721 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
623 N.Y.S.2d 150

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