People v. Ruzas

Order unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On October 24, 1974 defendants, Ruzas and Donovan, committed an armed robbery in Onondaga County and while in flight shot and killed a New York State Trooper in Madison County. They were tried and convicted for felony murder in Madison County and sentenced to periods of imprisonment for terms of at least 25 years to life. Following their subsequent indictments in Onondaga County for the felonies committed in that county, the defendants successfully moved for dismissal of the robbery, larceny, unlawful imprisonment and criminal possession of a weapon…