Legal Opinion
People v. Ahalt
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 13, 1988PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*864OPINION OF THE COURT
Donald J. Mark, J.
The defendants were charged with 11 counts of murder, second degree, one count of arson, second degree, and two counts of arson, third degree, in what were described as the most sensational crimes in the history of this community. The defendant Robert Ahalt made an application pursuant to CPL 320.10 to waive a jury trial, and for the reasons that follow that motion was denied.
Each defendant had executed a statement in which he denied any involvement in those crimes and also placed the entire blame for their commission on his codefendant. This is exactly…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Cruz v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. CruzNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. DuchinNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. WallaceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. AhaltAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- York v. YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- York v. YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012