Legal Opinion

People v. Powell

New York County Courts

Decided January 15, 1980PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bruce G. Dean, J.

On August 8, 1978, a Tompkins County Grand Jury returned an indictment against defendant, Bernadette Powell, charging her with the crime of murder in the second degree, in alleged violation of subdivision 1 of section 125.25 of the Penal Law. The specification alleged that on or about July 9, 1978, at about 8:00 a.m., at Room 253 of the Holiday Inn in the Village of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York, defendant, Bernadette Powell, with the intent to cause the death of Herman D. Smith, Jr., did cause the death of Herman D. Smith, Jr., by firing one shot…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. SalemiNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
  3. People v. . PrioriNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
  4. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. People v. . PatrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1905

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. State v. HennumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  3. People v. TorresNew York Supreme Court · 1985
  4. People v. LatellaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  5. Fielder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

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