PEOPLE v. BRENSIC


70 N.Y.2d 9 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Brensic, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Douglas Young, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary B. Corrarino, Ivan Kline and Eric Berry for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Patrick Henry, District Attorney (Mark D. Cohen of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Gary Hoppe and Glenn J. Pogust for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Miriam R. Best and Barbara D. Underwood of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur; Judge KAYE taking no part.


SIMONS, J.

Defendant Robert Brensic has been convicted by a Suffolk County jury of murder, second degree, and manslaughter, first degree, for his role in the asphyxiation death of 13-year-old John Pius. In an unrelated case, defendant Douglas Young has been convicted of rape, first degree, and two counts of robbery, second degree, stemming from his participation in an assault upon a woman which occurred on the...

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