Legal Opinion
People v. Brensic
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 4, 1987PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Defendant Robert Brensic has been convicted by a Suffolk County jury of murder, second degree, and manslaughter, first degree, for his role in the asphyxiation death of 13-year-old John Pius. In an unrelated case, defendant Douglas Young has been convicted of rape, first degree, and two counts of robbery, second degree, stemming from his participation in an assault upon a woman which occurred on the grounds of the housing project in which he lived. Although others were similarly charged with the crimes arising from these two incidents, both defendants were tried…
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