OPINION OF THE COURT
S. MILLER, J.
The instant appeals mark the first time since the reinstatement of the death penalty (see, CPL 400.27, as added by L 1995, ch 1), that the constitutionality of the first degree murder statute (see, Penal Law § 125.27) has been challenged before this Court, following jury verdicts convicting for non-capital first degree murder. Indeed, these appeals raise several rather novel issues concerning the interpretation...
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