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54. People v Santorelli, 49 NY2d 241 (1980) (evidence of uncharged conduct
by defendant may be admitted if it has a tendency to disprove his claim that
he was insane when he committed the crime).
55. People v Hawker, 215 AD2d 499 (2d Dep’t 1995) (murder charge for
killing his wife; claimed intoxication and justification; judge allowed in
testimony by children of prior assaults on mother on issue of motive, intent
and to negate self-defense and intoxication).
56. L. Linsky, 16 Pace L Rev 88-89.
57. Penal Law § 140.10 (McKinney 2002).
58. Doughtery v Milliken, 163 NY 527 (1900).
59. People v Abreu, 114 AD2d 853 (2d Dep’t 1985).
60. Kwasny v Feinberg, 157 AD2d 396 (2d Dep’t 1990).
61. See E. Stark, Preparing for Expert Testimony in Domestic Violence Cases,
Handbook of Domestic Violence Intervention Strategies (Oxford Press
2002), at 218-219.
62. Id. at 217.
63. Penal Law § 120.00(1).
64. Penal Law § 10.00 (9).
65. Williams v Alexander, 309 NY 283 (1955).
66. People v Bethune, 105 AD2d 262 (2d Dep’t 1984).
67. People v Allweiss, 48 NY2d 40 (1979).
68. People v Swinger, 180 Misc 2d 344 (N.Y.Crim.Ct., 1998).
69. People v Howard, 79 AD2d 1064 (3d Dep’t 1981).
70. People v Singleton, 140 AD2d 388 (2d Dep’t 1988).
71. Penal Law § 215.
72. Penal Law § 205.30.
73. Penal Law § 195.07.
74. Penal Law § 265.
75. Penal Law § 140.
76. Penal Law § 145.