Legal Opinion
People v. Van Houten
New York County Courts
Decided April 29, 1998Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Peter C. Buckley, J.
The defendant is charged with two counts of murder in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.27 [1] [a] [viii]) and two counts of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) related to the bludgeoning deaths of George Santose and Steven Farnsworth, in the City of Elmira.
Defendant was initially arrested on January 14, 1998 for assaulting a hospital security guard. While in a holding cell at the police department, defendant confessed to having killed Farnsworth and Santose by repeatedly striking them in the head with a small sledge hammer as they…
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