Legal Opinion
People v. Martinez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 14, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Rosato, J.), rendered February 21, 1990, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
*154At trial the defendant admitted to having stabbed the victim a total of 139 times in the victim’s hotel room. The defendant, who also resided in the hotel, claimed that he acted to repel the victim…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. BermudezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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3Cited by5 opinions
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