PEOPLE v. BENSTON


70 A.D.3d 479 (2010)

895 N.Y.S.2d 370

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MAURICE BENSTON, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided February 16, 2010.


The court properly exercised its discretion in admitting limited references, in medical records and testimony, to the fact that the victim was diagnosed as having been subjected to domestic violence involving a former boyfriend. These circumstances, including the identity of the perpetrator, directly affected the prescribed treatment, which included having the victim treated by a social worker, providing her with literature about domestic violence, and formulating a safety...

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