People v. Toussaint
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Weber, J.), rendered June 27, 2002, convicting him of murder in the first degree (three counts), murder in the second degree (two counts), robbery in the first degree (two counts), robbery in the second degree (three counts), and arson in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
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