Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1984PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. This direct appeal as of right by defendant (NY Const, art VI, § 3, subd b; CPL 450.70, subd 1), the lone resident of New York’s death row, presents three questions: (1) whether the evidence was sufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) whether alleged trial errors deprived him of a fair trial; and (3) whether the State’s mandatory death sentence (Penal Law, § 60.06) for one convicted of murder while “confined in a state correctional institution * *…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by115 opinions
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