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People v. Lanier

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 13, 1990
163 A.D.2d 902 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

July 13, 1990

Appeal from the Erie County Court, Drury, J.

Present — Denman, J.P., Boomer, Pine, Balio and Lowery, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The testimony of the infant victims that defendant, their mother's boyfriend, had previously disciplined them by beating them with an extension cord, belts, or switches, was properly admitted to show the victims' continuing fear of defendant as evidence of forcible compulsion (see, People v. Thompson, 158 A.D.2d 563).

We reject defendant's contention that prosecutorial misconduct deprived him of a fair trial.


Summaries of

People v. Lanier

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 13, 1990
163 A.D.2d 902 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Lanier

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. BENJAMIN LANIER…

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

Date published: Jul 13, 1990

Citations

163 A.D.2d 902 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
558 N.Y.S.2d 424