People v. Costello

of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered March 14, 1979 convicting defendant of murder in the second degree and sentencing him to imprisonment for a minimum term of 15 years and a maximum term of life, reversed, on the law, and the matter *902remanded for a new trial. On September 4, 1977, Larry Martino and his wife Susan, and their two children, residents of New Jersey, came to New York City to visit friends and relatives. They brought with them gifts which they purchased during a recent vacation in the Bahamas. The evening’s round of partying started at 8:30 p.m. at the Elis’ apartment…