Legal Opinion
People v. Dudley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 15, 1968PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDel Vecchio, J.
Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree. His guilt was established-beyond a reasonable doubt by his oral admissions and a 17-page voluntary confession in question and answer form supported by independent additional proof that the deceased was murdered. This satisfies the demands of section 395 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (People v. Louis, 1 N Y 2d 137.) It is significant that Mrs. Vella’s body bearing marks of murder was found at the place indicated by the defendant in his undisputed confession. In People v. Roach (215 N. Y. 592, 600) the court said: “ There must be…
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