Legal Opinion
People v. Craig
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 6, 1981PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gibbons, J.
The question presented for resolution on these appeals is *414whether the Court of Appeals in People v Davis and People v James (43 NY2d 17, cert den 435 US 998, 438 US 914), in holding section 60.06 of the Penal Law, which provided for the death penalty for conviction of the crime of murder in the first degree under section 125.27 of the Penal Law to be unconstitutional, concomitantly held the latter to be likewise unconstitutional.
Under the indictments herein the defendants were charged with the crimes of murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Roberts v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Roberts v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. AlstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. CarrAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982