People v. Donovon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*435OPINION OF THE COURT
Niehoff, J.
On July 25, 1979, James (Jimmy) Donovon, the defendant’s brother, disappeared from his home. On September 4, 1979, Jimmy’s totally decomposed, nude body was found chained to a tree in a wooded area in North Shirley, New York, not far from his home. Death was caused by exposure, exhaustion and dehydration. Thereafter, defendant confessed that he had chained Jimmy to the tree and had left Jimmy to die in the woods. After trial, defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree and was sentenced to a prison term of 20 years to life.
In seeking a reversal of his…
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