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People v. Lau

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 4, 2004PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Firetog, J.), rendered November 30, 2001, convicting him of murder in the first degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the People adduced legally sufficient evidence proving that he intentionally and *483violently killed Allesandro Barone and Liane Barone (hereinafter the Barones) to eliminate them as witnesses against him regarding a fraudulent real estate deal he perpetrated (see Penal Law § 125.27 [1] [a] [v]; People…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. MateoNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. People v. CahillNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. People v. CarusoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. People v. BassAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lau v. GoordDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2008
  2. People v. HofflerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2026
  3. People v. McCulloughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2026

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