People v. Briggs
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtGarry, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Drago, J.), rendered August 29, 2014, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of murder in the second degree and attempted burglary in the second degree.
On January 1, 2013, the victim, an 82-year-old former nun, was discovered in her apartment lying in a pool of blood with a kitchen knife protruding from her neck. She died as a result of asphyxiation caused by strangulation, but had also been stabbed and violently attacked prior to her death under circumstances suggesting that she had interrupted a burglary.…
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