People v. Carter

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1981-06-09

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OPINION OF THE COURT Jasen, J. The issue on this appeal is whether a rubber boot used to stomp upon the head of a helpless victim is a dangerous instrument within the meaning of the Penal Law. On the afternoon of February 26, 1978, defendant was driving through the City of Albany with his girlfriend, Frances Coleman, when the two began to quarrel. Defendant pulled his car to the curb in th…

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