People v. Edwards

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1979-07-03

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OPINION OF THE COURT Chief Judge Cooke. Defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree (Penal Law, § 125.25), in connection with the brutal stabbing of 72-year-old Edna Boose. On appeal, he maintains that the admission into evidence of statements, identifying him as the attacker, made by Mrs. Boose while and immediately after being stabbed constituted reversible error. The order…

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