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PEOPLE v. McKIE

25 N.Y.2d 19 (1969)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. George Joseph McKie, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 5, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence W. McKeown for appellant.

William Cahn, District Attorney (Henry P. De Vine of counsel), for respondent.

Judges BERGAN, BREITEL and JASEN concur; Judge BURKE dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion in which Chief Judge FULD concurs.

SCILEPPI, J.

In the early morning hours of March 16, 1965 defendant George McKie reported to a neighborhood patrolman that he had discovered the body of Manella Morris in the second floor apartment of a two-family house located at 65 Walter Avenue, Inwood, Nassau County. The defendant had spent the night of March 15 in the first floor apartment which had been rented by his friend. He allegedly discovered the body...

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