STATE v. CANOLA


135 N.J. Super. 224 (1975)

343 A.2d 110

THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. LEONEL CANOLA, A/K/A LEON VASQUEZ, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Mr. Harvey I. Marcus, Designated Attorney, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. Joseph C. Woodcock, Jr., Bergen County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Mr. Adam Lawrence, Assistant Prosecutor, on the brief).

Before Judges COLLESTER, LORA and HANDLER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by COLLESTER, P.J.A.D.

Defendant Leonel Canola, also known as Leonel Vasquez, was found guilty by a jury of the felony murders of Michael Bahtiarian and Harold Lloredo.1 He was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment for life. This appeal followed.

The State's proofs showed that at approximately 9:50 A.M. on November 16, 1971 two armed...

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