Legal Opinion

People v. McMurray

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 3, 2000PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Belli, J.), rendered November 25, 1997, convicting him of murder in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the court providently exercised its discretion in admitting testimony that the defendant was on parole at the time the instant crime was committed, in order to establish his motive for shooting the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  2. People v. AllweissNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. People v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. ParkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. People v. LownesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. People v. JeanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. People v. CrichlowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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