Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York March 13, 2000 (People v. Reed)

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.