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People v. Beaudet

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 31, 1973PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.

Defendant appeals from his conviction for murder in the first degree (former Penal Law, § 1044, subd. 2). . The prosecution was for felony murder committed in a bank robbery. The principal issue is whether the jury should have been charged that a prosecution witness was an accomplice as a matter of law.

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed with an opinion.

The order should be reversed, and a new trial ordered. The jury must have been charged that the prosecution witness Berube was an accomplice and that his…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. SantoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
  2. People v. . SweeneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
  3. People v. . CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
  4. People v. ClougherNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
  5. People v. . SwerskyNew York Court of Appeals · 1916

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. People v. DuncanNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. People v. KaplanNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. United States v. LiranzoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
  4. People v. BergerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. People v. SweetNew York Court of Appeals · 1991

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