Legal Opinion
People v. Levan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1945PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
On April 9, 1944, at 12:25 a.m., Joseph Dawkins, returning from his night-shift employment, entered his apartment at 419 West 128th Street, New York City. There he discovered the dead body of his wife, Anna Dawkins, lying on the kitchen floor. The defendant, Thomas Levan, stands convicted of murder in the first degree upon a finding by a jury that the death of Anna Dawkins was accomplished by him while he was engaged in the commission of a felony. (Penal Law, § 1044, subd. 2.) The jury made no recommendation of life imprisonment under section 1045-a of the Penal Law.
The defendant did not deny…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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