Legal Opinion
People v. Levan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 10, 1981PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Cortland County (Mullen, J.), rendered May 16, 1980, upon a verdict convicting defendant of two counts of the crime of murder in the second degree. On this appeal, defendant, a 32-year-old resident of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, claims primar*780ily that by reason of schizophrenia he cannot be held legally responsible for the intentional killing of 74-year-old Walter Bliss and his 68-year-old wife, Velma, at their home in Cortland County, New York, on April 15, 1979, and consequently his convictions by the jury are against the weight of credible evidence…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- People v. HortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- People v. LuxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. ShieldsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. WeemsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- People v. RoyceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988