Legal Opinion
People v. Brooks
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
Decided March 22, 2018No. 25PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM.
***940The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of second-degree murder ( Penal Law § 125.25[1] ) for killing his girlfriend in a Manhattan hotel room. The victim, partially clothed, was found fully submerged in an overflowing bathtub. Forensic testing showed defendant's DNA on a bathtub fixture. The autopsy revealed signs of strangulation and fluid in the victim's lungs, indicating that she had been trying to breathe while under water. The Chief Medical Examiner ultimately concluded that the cause of death was…
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