Legal Opinion
People v. Buford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 21, 1971PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtHopkins, J.
The defendant was indicted for the crime of murder in the first degree. He was accused of slaying Yvonne Dove ‘ ‘ by striking her on the head with a sharp instrument and by manually strangling her He was convicted after a jury trial of murder in the second degree.
The defendant raises several grounds for reversal of the judgment, including a claim that his guilt was not established beyond a reasonable doubt. Though the evidence presented by the People was wholly circumstantial, we do not think that the jury’s finding of guilt ventured beyond the traditional test required of circumstantial…
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- People v. LomosoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- People v. DeWilkowskaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
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3Cited by1 opinion
- United States of America Ex Rel. Carl Buford v. Robert J. Henderson, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional Facility,respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975