People v. Tunstall

In this first degree murder case, the jury . reported a verdict of guilty with a recommendation of life imprisonment, and the defendant was sentenced for life.

The defendant claims, among other things, that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction. We shall consider this first.

The evidence was wholly circumstantial and must therefore be analyzed and considered under the long-established rule set forth in People v. Taddio (292 N. Y. 488, 489): “ Concededly the defendant’s conviction rests upon circumstantial evidence — a process of decision by which a court or jury may reason…