People v. Vitalis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered April 23, 1976, convicting defendant of murder, upon a jury verdict. The judgment should be reversed and the indictment dismissed.
Defendant was indicted for the crime of common-law murder arising out of the killing of 16-year-old Marie Ann Barker on July 21, 1974, while she was in her apartment at 656 46th Street, in Brooklyn.
The first trial resulted in a hung jury. At the second trial, the jury deliberated almost two days before returning a verdict of guilty as charged.
The issue on this appeal…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. BenzingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Noto v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- People v. CleagueNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- People v. BorreroNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- People v. LaganaNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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