Legal Opinion
People v. Straker
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gloria M. Dabiri, J.
The defendant Carol Straker is charged by the above-referenced indictment with murder in the second degree, as*950sault in the first degree and related crimes. The People contend that on September 6, 1995 the defendant entered a grocery store with a firearm, shot Alwyn Smith in his leg and shot June Thompson in her face causing Thompson’s death. The People contend that the motive for the shootings was an ongoing dispute between Thompson and Straker over their mutual boyfriend, Frank Wray. The People seek to introduce into evidence on its case-in-chief at…
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