Legal Opinion
People v. Marks
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 21, 1959PublishedCited by 235 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Voobhis, J.
Appellant has been convicted of murder in the second degree for having shot and killed one Pickens on June 16,1955, in the basement of 254-256 West 146th Street, New York City. The Appellate Division has affirmed. The verdict of the jury is supported by evidence. Appellant advances two points (1) that the trial court erroneously excluded evidence of a declaration by the victim exculpating appellant, and (2) that the prosecutor made prejudicial statements in his summary to the jury. These points are discussed in the order named.
Patrolman Muldoon testified that at 10:30 a.m. on the day of the…
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