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PEOPLE v. DE TORE

34 N.Y.2d 199 (1974)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John De Tore and Kenneth Wedra, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 8, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herald Price Fahringer and Lawrence A. Schulz for Kenneth Wedra, appellant.

Arthur F. Gaynor for John De Tore, appellant.

Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney (B. Anthony Morosco, Janet Cunard, James M. Rose, Robert James Diggs and Tony Berk of counsel), for respondent.

Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, RABIN and STEVENS concur.

Chief Judge BREITEL.

Defendants De Tore and Wedra were convicted, after a jury trial, for the murder of De Tore's wife. Each received a sentence from 25 years to life imprisonment. They appeal. De Tore, involved with another woman, allegedly arranged through an intermediary to pay $9,000 for the killing. Wedra, unknown to De Tore, allegedly was the hired killer.

The principal issue is the sufficiency...

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