In re Torsney
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*284OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Police Officer Robert Torsney was charged with murder in the second degree in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Randolph Evans on November 25, 1976. At the murder trial, Torsney adduced medical testimony that at the time of the commission of the crime he was suffering from psycho-motor epilepsy—a mental disease. On November 30, 1977 the jury returned a verdict of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.1
By order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Barshay, J.), dated November 30, 1977, Torsney was committed to the custody of the Commissioner of…
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- People v. ScalaNew York Supreme Court · 1985
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