Legal Opinion
People v. Bonton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 10, 2004PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lott, J.), rendered April 11, 2000, convicting him of murder in the first degree and murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict; and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Following his conviction of murder in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.27 [1] [a] [vii]), the defendant, who faced a possible death sentence, agreed to waive his appellate rights in exchange for a promised sentence of life without parole. Nonetheless, the defendant filed and prosecuted this appeal, raising a number of issues,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. SeabergNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- People v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- People v. RobertsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. PecararoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. PageAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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- People v. BontonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015