Legal Opinion

People v. Donohue

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 8, 1987PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Main, J.

Defendant’s conviction for the crime of murder in the second degree arose from the stabbing death of William Mulligan in October 1982. The evidence presented at defendant’s trial reveals, inter alia, that defendant and Mulligan, both admitted alcoholics, were seen together in a green van by various witnesses during the morning and afternoon of October 26, 1982. Both appeared to have been drinking. That evening, other witnesses encountered defendant alone, with blood on his hands and face. Two days later, defendant told another witness that he had once killed a man…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Nix v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. AllweissNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. People v. CroninNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. People v. VallesNew York Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. ElyseeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. ElyseeNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
  3. People v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. DrumgooleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. People v. LeaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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