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People v. Vasquez

New York Supreme Court

Decided January 22, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Michael A. Corriero, J.

In the early morning hours of May 23, 1997, the body of Michael McMorrow was found floating in the lake at Central Park. His body was badly mutilated; numerous slash and stab wounds covered his head, torso and extremities, his abdomen had been cut open and part of his intestines were exposed.

The events which led to that grim discovery, the arrest of two 15 year olds, Daphne Abdela and Christopher Vasquez, for the murder, and the disposition of their cases were the subject of intense media coverage.

Indicted for murder in the second degree, both were…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. People v. SettlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. People v. MaerlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. People v. ThomasNew York Court of Appeals · 1986

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. BladesNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  2. People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. McCall v. RiveraDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2013
  4. People v. NafiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. People v. VasquezNew York Supreme Court · 2005

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