The People of the State of New York v. Thomas Paul Kaminski

Summary

The Court of Appeals reversed the first‑degree sodomy conviction and ordered a new trial on the second and third counts because the trial court gave an erroneous jury charge on forcible compulsion; it affirmed the remainder of the order despite finding the Appellate Division’s reliance on Payton’s non‑retroactivity erroneous, holding the defendant’s affidavit insufficient to support a motion to suppress.