Legal Opinion
People v. Shulman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 25, 2005PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Read, J.
A jury convicted defendant Robert Yale Shulman, a confessed serial killer, of several offenses, including one count of first-degree murder for intentionally causing the death of three women in “separate criminal transactions . . . committed in a similar fashion” (Penal Law § 125.27 [1] [a] [xi]). Because the People filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty, a separate sentencing proceeding followed (see CPL 400.27 [1]) in which the jury concluded unanimously that defendant should be executed. As is mandated, defendant appealed directly to this Court (see…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- People v. BigelowNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. ChambersNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
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3Cited by104 opinions
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