People v. Solari

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County, rendered on October 10, 1972, upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of murder. Defendant was convicted of the murder of Jéd Layman, an alleged boyfriend of the defendant’s estranged wife. He was originally apprehended by the police after the Broome County Sheriff’s office received a phone call from a man who identified himself as “ Solari ” and said, “I’m the guy you’re looking for” and agreed to wait for the police at a designated phone booth. After he was picked up at that booth, searched and handcuffed, he was…