PEOPLE v. DORTA


46 N.Y.2d 818 (1978)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Juan Jose Dorta, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 27, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham Hecht for appellant.

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Jane S. Meyers of counsel), for respondent.

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


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of felony murder, the predicate felony being robbery. Although evidence at trial showed that one Deborah Andersen was present in the victim's apartment during both the conversation concerning the possible robbery and the commission of the crime, the record is devoid of any direct proof that she aided in the...

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