New York Court of Appeals

The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Phillip Riback, Appellant

December 1, 200913 N.Y.3d 416

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for a new trial, holding that the trial court erred by allowing expert testimony defining “pedophilia” and by permitting prejudicial prosecutorial summation statements that deprived the defendant of a fair trial.