PEOPLE v. MCHUGH


124 Misc.2d 559 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Michael McHugh, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Trial Term, Bronx County.

February 24, 1984


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Francis Burke of counsel), for plaintiff. Lawrence K. Feitell for defendant.


JOHN P. COLLINS, J.

Can a computer reenactment of a fatal car crash be introduced in evidence at a criminal trial?

The defendant McHugh is charged with four counts of second degree manslaughter and intoxicated driving arising from the deaths of four teenage friends.

The defendant claims that he was neither drunk nor speeding. He maintains that the accident occurred when weather conditions caused the car to leave the roadway and hit an...

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