Legal Opinion
People v. Agron
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1961PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.
Shortly after midnight on August 30, 1959, a small group of unarmed teenagers were brutally assaulted by a gang of approximately 15 young men as the former were sitting in a public playground near their homes. During the course of the wholly unprovoked assault, three boys were viciously stabbed by appellant Agron. Two of the victims, Young and Krzesinski, died as a result of the extremely deep stab wounds which Agron inflicted with his long, sharp knife or dagger. The third boy, Riemer, suffered a severe but not fatal wound of the stomach.
On September 21, 1959 the Grand Jury returned an…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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