Legal Opinion
People v. Casassa
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 1, 1980PublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*672OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
The significant issue on this appeal is whether the defendant, in a murder prosecution, established the affirmative defense of "extreme emotional disturbance” which would have reduced the crime to manslaughter in the first degree.
On February 28, 1977, Victoria Lo Consolo was brutally murdered. Defendant Victor Casassa and Miss Lo Consolo had been acquainted for some time prior to the latter’s tragic death. They met in August, 1976 as a result of their residence in the same apartment complex. Shortly thereafter, defendant asked Miss Lo Consolo to accompany him to a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. BevilacquaNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. GarofoloNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by190 opinions
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