Defendant Muccia and one Wendell Downs were tried jointly and each was convicted of one count of common-law murder and one count of felony murder. Muccia testified at trial that in the early morning hours of November 28, 1977, he was driving his car to New Paltz in the company of his friend Downs and one Edward Cuzzi. Cuzzi was in the passenger seat and Downs was in the back seat. Cuzzi had just arrived from New York City with a quantity of cocaine to sell to defendant. An...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.
