· 1/13/1977
People ex rel. Cook v. Smith
Citations
- 40 N.Y.2d 1088
- 360 N.E.2d 1104
- 392 N.Y.S.2d 422
- 1977 N.Y. LEXIS 1824
How courts have described this case
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- deciding that wife’s statements about victim increased jury’s sympathy but were “minimal” and were harmless “in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt”
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