Legal Opinion

People v. Mitchell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 18, 1978PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Mollen, P. J.

Defendant was indicted for the crimes of common-law murder, felony murder (committed during the course of a robbery), robbery in the first degree, petit larceny, two counts of burglary in the second degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon as a misdemeanor. All of those charges arose out of the killing of Claude Brownshield on August 25, 1976 while he was in his room at the Y.M.C.A. in White Plains.

After a jury trial the defendant was convicted of felony murder and two counts of burglary in the second degree. The jury returned a verdict of not…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. People v. BenzingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. Noto v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. People v. CleagueNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
  5. People v. BorreroNew York Court of Appeals · 1970

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Bates & Beharry v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1999
  2. People v. DercoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  3. People v. MarinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. People v. GibsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  5. People v. RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979

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