PEOPLE v. GRIFFIN


80 N.Y.2d 723 (1993)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Griffin, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivan S. Fisher, New York City, Alan Scribner and Kenneth M. Tuccillo for appellant.

Howard R. Relin, District Attorney of Monroe County, Rochester (Robert Mastrocola of counsel), for respondent.

Acting Chief Judge SIMONS and Judges KAYE, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


SMITH, J.

The primary issue on this appeal is whether the court erred in precluding expert testimony that medical malpractice was the supervening cause of the victim's death. We conclude that no prejudicial error was committed and that the conviction should not be overturned.

On Sunday, January 18, 1987, the defendant, then a freshman in engineering at the University of Rochester, returned to the campus...

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