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People v. Nelson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 24, 2014No. 2010-04848PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Miller, J.

The defendant was charged by indictment with the murder of Leo Walton and the attempted murder of Mark Maldonado. At trial, the People presented evidence demonstrating that Maldonado invited the defendant into the apartment that Maldonado and Walton shared, and that once inside, the defendant shot Walton three times in the back of his head, then kicked in Maldonado’s locked bedroom door, and shot him four times. The defendant did not testify at trial, but his statements (including a written statement and an audio- and video-taped statement) were introduced into…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Carey v. MusladinSupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. The People v. Joel NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2016
  2. People v. EdwardsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
  3. People v. HarrisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  4. People v. WoodleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
  5. People v. LouimeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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