People v. Shoemaker

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Clinton County (Ryan, J.), rendered June 29, 2011, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of murder in the first degree and grand larceny in the third degree (six counts).

Defendant was involved in a business and sexual relationship with the victim, a 52-year-old excavation contractor who was 19 years her senior. The victim had funded defendant’s fledgling trucking business by buying her a tractor-trailer, and he had previously assisted her with money to purchase a karaoke machine, pickup truck and motorcycle. A State Police…