Legal Opinion
People v. Walker
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1988PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Defendant and two codefendants, Darrell and Michael Bossett, were jointly tried before a jury in connection with the stabbing death of Donald McGirth. The prosecution’s theory of the case was that the Bossett brothers and defendant, acting together, murdered McGirth as revenge for the shooting of Leslie "Lay Lay” Covington, who had been shot by rival drug dealers with whom McGirth was associated.
The first joint trial resulted in a mistrial. A second joint trial was held during which a civilian witness…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cruz v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People v. CruzNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
3Cited by18 opinions
- Bossett v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Bossett v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- People v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. GemmillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. CuestaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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