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People v. Muniz

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 4, 1998PublishedCited by 184 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Levine, J.

Defendant was indicted, following the shooting death of his ex-wife’s current husband, on three separate counts of the crime of murder in the second degree. Each of the three counts reflected an alternative theory of the crime: intentional murder (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]); depraved indifference to human life by recklessly engaging in conduct which created a grave risk of death (Penal Law § 125.25 [2]) and felony murder (Penal Law § 125.25 [3]), in having committed the crime of burglary and, in furtherance of that crime or immediate flight therefrom, inflicting an…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People v. SeabergNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. People v. HidalgoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. United States v. BroceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. People v. CallahanNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. Menna v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by184 opinions

  1. People v. HidalgoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. People v. KempNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. People v. MilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2025
  5. People v. BrathwaiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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