People v. Sanchez

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

*1023Accused of the strangulation killing of his former girlfriend’s grandmother, respondent admitted to prosecutorial officials that he was present at the victim’s apartment on the night of the murder. Respondent said that he hit the victim twice after she made offensive personal remarks to him. Though his memory of subsequent events was sketchy, respondent did recall leaving the apartment, with the door open, and observing a teen-aged male whom he had seen in the hall earlier.

At trial, the prosecution relied on…