Legal Opinion

People v. Le Grand

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

Decided September 29, 1980PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Mollen, P. J.

Following a long and often acrimonious trial, the defendants were convicted of the murders of 17-year-old Yvonne Rivera and her 18-year-old sister, Gladys Rivera Steward. The prosecution alleged that the defendants killed the two young women on the premises of the St. John’s Church of The Lord in which defendant Devernon Le Grand and some 60 to 80 other people resided. It was further alleged that, after the homicides, Devernon Le Grand and one Frank Holman removed the dismembered bodies of the women from the Brooklyn church where they were killed to the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. McGrathNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. People v. McKinneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. People v. StanardNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. People v. . DoodyNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
  5. People v. GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. SteinbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. Roldan v. ArtuzDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000
  3. People v. TuckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. People v. FayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  5. People v. MorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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