PEOPLE v. TOWNSEND


67 N.Y.2d 815 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Kevin Townsend, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Richard E. Haftel and Peter D. Coddington of counsel), for appellant.

Cynthia R. Finn and Philip L. Weinstein for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant and his codefendant, Bernard Graves, were convicted after a jury trial of felony murder for shooting a limousine driver during a robbery. Much of the case against defendant consisted of statements he and Graves made admitting that they had participated in the robbery and had shot the driver. The defense claimed that the statements were made...

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