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PEOPLE v. LA RUFFA

34 N.Y.2d 242 (1974)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas La Ruffa, Also Known as Tommy Brooks, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 9, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Haynes and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Roger Bennet Adler of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and STEVENS concur; Judge RABIN taking no part.

JASEN, J.

The defendant was indicted in 1952 for murder in the first degree, then a capital offense. After a jury trial, he was convicted of murder in the second degree and on October 9, 1952, he was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment with a minimum of 35 years and a maximum of life. The judgment of conviction was subsequently overturned on appeal to...

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