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Rape Trauma Syndrome Discussed by Appellate Court

The Facts: On 10 September 1988, the victim, a married college professor, was driving from her home to a family wedding when, at about 7:30 P.M., she was stopped on the Northway by defendant, then a uniformed State Trooper. At defendant’s request, she gave him her license and registration. Defendant…

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Court Discusses Crime of Rape in the Third Degree

The Facts: Defendant was charged with robbery, larceny, assault (two counts), endangering the welfare of a child, and sexual abuse in the third degree; a six-count indictment on criminal law violations. A New York Criminal Lawyer said these the crimes were allegedly committed on 26 September 1967, the prosecution was…

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Defendant Contends Incriminating Evidence Being Used

On August 24, 1977, a woman reported to the police that she had been raped that morning. One month after the reported rape, the District Attorney applied to the court to compel the accused to participate in a line up in connection with the investigation of the August 1977 rape.…

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Court Discusses Use of Uncorroborated Evidence

The Facts: On 10 October 1965, defendant broke and entered a room, housing at that time the complainant alone, armed with a knife, forcibly committed upon her person (according to the complainant’s testimony) an act of consummated, though uncorroborated, rape. Thereafter, defendant is charged with the crimes of Burglary Third…

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Court Discusses Offense of 3d Degree Sexual Abuse

The Facts: According to a New York Sex Crimes Lawyer, the defendant was charged with robbery, larceny, assault (two counts), endangering the welfare of a child, and sexual abuse in the third degree; a six-count indictment on criminal law violations. As the crimes were allegedly committed on 26 September 1967,…

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