PEOPLE v. REED


40 N.Y.2d 204 (1976)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Mary Reed, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. McGoey for appellant.

Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney (James M. Rose of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur.


COOKE, J.

In the early morning hours of January 8, 1972, John Banks was found dead in the Cloud Nine Bar, a single bullet wound in his chest. The angle of the bullet was slightly downward. A blood alcohol reading of .29 indicated that the deceased had been highly intoxicated. Banks' body had been found a few feet from the serving bar and from his pocket the police recovered a straight razor wrapped in dollar...

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