People v. Ruiz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Bonnie Wittner, J.), rendered October 11, 1989, convicting defendant after a jury trial of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from 20 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant and a co-defendant were convicted for a brutal murder, connected with an apartment burglary, during which the victim was handcuffed, repeatedly stabbed, and thrown out of a window. Three eyewitnesses testified for the People. Defendant and co-defendant were apprehended by responding police as they attempted to flee down…
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