People v. Simonds

At approximately 6:00 a.m., on November 8, 1984, in the vicinity of 686 Rosewood Avenue, in Bronx County, the police found the lifeless body of Mr. Phillip Sena (Mr. Sena) lying in a pool of blood. Thereafter, an autopsy indicated the cause of death to be a gunshot wound in the left side of Mr. Sena’s face, and, from his body the Medical Examiner recovered a .44 caliber bullet. In the opinion of a ballistics expert, the victim had been shot at close range.

Since police examination of Mr. Sena’s body indicated he was wearing a silver Seiko watch, and, in his pockets were $40 in United States…