People v. Owens

OPINION OF THE COURT

David D. Egan, J.

This is a potential death penalty case. Defendant John Owens is charged with two counts of murder in the first degree, two counts of murder in the second degree, and three counts of rape in the first degree. The District Attorneys Office has not *829yet decided whether to file a notice of intent to seek the death penalty pursuant to CPL 250.40. With no bail request made to date, defendant is currently being held in the Monroe County Jail awaiting his trial.

Under the veil of heightened due process that defendant alleges should be afforded all capital murder…