Legal Opinion
People v. Freeland
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1975PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Breitel.
Defendants appeal from their convictions for the murder of one prostitute and attempted murder of another. The motive was racial retribution, and all the persons involved were Blacks. Defendant Freeland was sentenced for 20 years to life and defendant McKnight for 25 years to life. The victims had been brutally beaten, strangled, and stabbed by two men who had picked them up at night in an automobile. The convictions rested on the testimony of the *522woman who survived the assault. The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed, with opinion.
A major issue is whether the trial…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. . WebsterNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- People v. CarterNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- People v. FoleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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