People v. Hayes

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Leslie Crocker Snyder, J.), rendered June 5, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree and tampering with evidence, and sentencing him as a second felony offender, to consecutive terms of imprisonment of 25 years to life and 2 to 4 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was convicted of killing Ms neighbor, whose decapitated and mutilated body was found several hours after the killing occurred. The principal witness against defendant was his live-in girlfriend, who testified that defendant had accused…