Legal Opinion
People v. Martinez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 7, 1999PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Tejada, J.), *411rendered November 16, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly admitted testimony regarding the murder victim’s espoused intention to terminate her relationship with, and stay away from, defendant. The testimony went to the victim’s state of mind, and was, in turn, relevant to the issue of the motive of defendant, who was aware of the victim’s attitude, to kill the victim (see, People v Malizia, 92 AD2d…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. MaliziaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. MaliziaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. SlaughterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
3Cited by6 opinions
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- People v. CasperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. SorrentinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. BrooksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
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