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PEOPLE v. CRIMMINS

26 N.Y.2d 319 (1970)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Alice Crimmins, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 16, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Mackell, District Attorney (Peter J. O'Connor and Cornelius J. O'Brien of counsel), for appellant.

Herbert A. Lyon and William M. Erlbaum for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON concur.

BURKE, J.

Defendant was indicted for, and convicted of, killing her daughter. At the trial the People established that the child died of strangulation within two or three hours of her last meal. The body was found at about 2:00 P.M., on July 14, 1965, and an autopsy determined that death occurred approximately 8 to 24 hours prior to discovery. Two of the People's witnesses, Sophie Earomirski and Joseph Rorech...

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