PEOPLE v. MURPHY


126 Misc.2d 1023 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Richard Murphy, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Trial Term, New York County.

November 20, 1984


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Michelle Louise Daly of counsel), for plaintiff. Tolmage, Peskin, Harris & Falick (Stephan H. Peskin of counsel), for defendant.


SHIRLEY R. LEVITTAN, J.

This case presents the court with a unique legal issue, the criminal liability of defendant for the death of another, when the car, in which defendant is a passenger is involved in a high-speed chase with the police, collides with another vehicle, resulting in the death of its driver. However, the answers to legal questions can at times best be determined by studying the factual events and the human beings involved. Legal issues...

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