Legal Opinion
People v. Sunset Bay
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 18, 1986PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Defendant has been convicted of murder in the second degree in connection with the death of Roberta Fort. * His main contentions are that the evidence adduced at trial, which was entirely circumstantial, was insufficient to establish his guilt, and that the destruction of a pubic hair found near the victim’s body prior to trial deprived him of a fair trial.
The evidence at trial established that the defendant lived in the apartment building in which the victim was found murdered, that the defendant was in the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. BenzingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. CroninNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. CastilloNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. Sunset BayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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3Cited by36 opinions
- People v. RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. BetancourtNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. WardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. SpencerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
- People v. BandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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