Legal Opinion
People v. Reed
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 2014PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
Shawn Thomas, a Rochester-area drug dealer, died of gunshot wounds to the head and chest on April 7, 2007. Before he left home that afternoon, Thomas had shown his girlfriend a large quantity of cash and asked her to count out $40,000. She did so, separating the $40,000 into banded $1,000 stacks and placing them in a plastic grocery bag bearing the logo of the Tops supermarket chain. She placed two knots in the top of the bag, tying the bag “real tight so you couldn’t take it out.” She then gave the bag to Thomas, who told her that he was going to re-up, which…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- People v. CabeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. AcostaNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. WayNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by42 opinions
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