People v. Torres
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant was involved in an operation that sold crack-cocaine from an apartment located at 349 Linden Street in Brooklyn. The victim, whom the defendant was hired to kill by the "boss of the crackhouse”, was interfering with the drug operation by, inter alia, "hassling” the operation’s customers. On the evening of April 30, 1987, the defendant took his victim to the second floor of the crackhouse and shot him twice. Two witnesses testified at trial that they saw the defendant lead the victim into the crackhouse just before they heard gunshots. Additionally, one of these witnesses…
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