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People v. Adams

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 18, 1982PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sandler, J.

The defendant was convicted after a jury trial of murder in the second degree and sentenced to an indeterminate term of 25 years to life.

The homicide occurred on the evening of March 3, 1980, at 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue in New York County. Two young women, Angela Dortch and Jill Smith, passengers in a vehicle driven by the deceased, testified that they observed a man standing by the car while it was parked near a streetlight. They observed the man say something to deceased, who lowered the driver’s window. The man then fired a shot through the window,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. HavelkaNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. People v. BlakeNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. Lee v. County Ct. of Erie CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. People v. HawkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. CrandallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  2. People v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. People v. LopezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. People v. KreutzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  5. Ramchair v. ConwayDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2009

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