Legal Opinion
People v. Rodriguez
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1996PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Herbert I. Altman, J.
Defendants Lamar Sanchez and Jose Rodriguez move to dismiss the indictment against them on the ground, inter alla, that they were not afforded a meaningful opportunity to testify before the Grand Jury.
Defendants are among the first individuals to be charged under New York’s capital murder statute (Penal Law § 125.27). The People contend that on October 20, 1995 defendants entered an apartment at 631 West 152nd Street, murdered 18-year-old Arelis Batista, her 14-year-old brother William, and her mother and then stole the family’s $20,000 life savings.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Vasquez v. HillerySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- California v. RamosSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- People v. VallesNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by10 opinions
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Brown v. AppelmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. Cajigas, New York County Courts1997
- People v. BastienNew York Supreme Court · 1996
- People v. Shulman, New York County Courts1997
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