People v. Thomas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J.
Defendant was convicted of three counts of murder in the second degree (Penal Law, § 125.25, subd 1 [intentional killing]), for killing his "girlfriend”, Deborah Williams,1 and her two daughters. From the proof, essentially circumstantial, except for a full, detailed confession, the admissibility of which is not at issue, it appears that jealousy was the motive.
The confession established that at about 1:00 a.m., on March 21, 1977, defendant went to Deborah’s apartment to speak to her because earlier that evening he had heard her talking to a man in another…
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