People v. Violante
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, after a jury trial, of intentional murder (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]). Defendant, together with Gino Cobos and Thomas Cenzi, was charged with intentional murder, felony murder, robbery and assault for severely beating and robbing James Amico in Sebastian Park in the City of Rochester. The men later returned and dumped the victim into the Barge Canal causing him to drown. The People’s main witness was Louis Destino, whom the trial court found to be an accomplice, as a matter of law, on all charges except…
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