People v. Benzinger

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1974-12-20

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Rabin, J. The principal issue on this appeal is whether the evidence offered at trial, circumstantial in nature, was sufficient to establish the defendants’ guilt of manslaughter in the first degree beyond a reasonable doubt. John Benzinger, defendant Patricia Benzinger’s husband, was found dead in his home by the police at approximately 12:30 a.m. on August 14, 1970. The deceased had been seen alive at about 7:0…

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