People v. Ostas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Yesawich Jr., J.
These charges arose from the brutal murder of a 64-year-old woman, a neighbor of defendant’s grandmother, on September 17, 1989. That night, defendant and her boyfriend, codefendant Daniel Rudicel, went to the victim’s home in the Village of Owego, Tioga County. After introducing themselves, defendant and Rudicel asked to borrow a pan of hot water and, when the victim turned toward the sink, Rudicel began to strike her about the head with a hammer he had concealed in his jacket. Although defendant left the room when Rudicel pulled out the hammer, she returned to throw him a…
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