Legal Opinion
People v. Cahill
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 2003PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
Under New York’s capital punishment scheme, a person who commits an intentional (second degree) murder is eligible for a death sentence if any one of 13 aggravating factors is proved (see Penal Law § 125.27 [1] [a] [i]-[xiii]), and if within 120 days after arraignment the prosecution files a notice of intention to seek the death penalty (CPL 250.40 [2]). In the case before us, a jury found defendant guilty of two counts of first degree murder, based on two aggravating factors (witness elimination murder, Penal Law § 125.27 [1] [a] [v], and intentional murder…
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