Legal Opinion
People v. Mower
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 2002PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
In this appeal of a first degree murder conviction where no notice to seek a sentence of death was filed, we address whether a defendant who never faced the death penalty and pleaded guilty may be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. We hold that he may.
On March 27, 1996, Gordon and Susan Mower were found murdered in their Otsego County home where they resided with their 18-year-old son, defendant Gordon M. Mower. A warrant was issued for defendant’s arrest and he was soon apprehended in Texas. Defendant was extradited to New York…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. CallahanNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. HansenNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. LaureanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- People v. DugginsNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. LindseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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