PEOPLE v. DOWNS


77 A.D.2d 740 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Wendell G. Downs, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

July 24, 1980


The body of Edward Cuzzi was found on the morning of November 28, 1977, floating in the water under a bridge located on Route 209 in Hurley, New York. An autopsy revealed that the deceased had been shot three times at close range in the left rear side of the head. Defendant Wendell Downs was later taken into custody and, after being advised of his constitutional rights, gave a statement describing in detail the circumstances that...

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