OPINION OF THE COURT Cooke, J. In the setting of these two appeals, in each of which defendant has been sentenced to death, we are called upon to determine the constitutionality of New York’s death penalty statute—a legal issue—not to express our views as to whether such a statute, granted that it is constitutional, is wise or advisable—a legislative concern. I Defendant Jo…
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