Marlon Legere
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Marlon Legere (born October 10, 1975), a
The murder
On September 10, 2004, Marlon Legere's mother Melva placed a call to the 67th precinct in
Seeing Marlon Legere on East 49th Street sitting in his mother's
The detectives exited their vehicle and approached Legere from both sides of his mother's car. Legere somehow obtained Parker's 9 mm Glock and shot both officers four times each, mortally wounding them. Legere would later tell police: "When they tried to grab me, I wouldn't let them. I grabbed their gun and I shot them."
Before passing out, Rafferty managed to shoot Legere in the foot and the ankle.
Flight and capture
After being shot by Rafferty, Marlon Legere, still bearing Parker's service weapon, hobbled into the street and
Trial and afterwards
On September 13, 2004, prosecutors filed first degree murder charges against Legere. When the case went to trial, Legere pleaded not guilty but declined to take the stand in his defense. His attorneys' strategy was to portray the crime as an attempt at self-defense, arguing that Legere thought he was being robbed. The detectives were in plainclothes and driving an unmarked car at the time.
According to defense attorney Ivan Vogel: "It's a combination of self defense and just a tragic situation where the circumstances unraveled ... Mr. Legere was fighting for his life."[3]
The jury deliberated only one day. Legere was convicted on February 2, 2006 and on February 22, 2006, received two life sentences without parole for the first-degree murder charges, 25 years for a first-degree robbery charge, and one year for a fourth-degree criminal mischief charge. [6]
Many New Yorkers, especially police officers, were bitterly disappointed that Legere was not eligible for the death penalty (New York's capital punishment statute had been overturned just three months before).[7]
As of February 2006, Legere is incarcerated in Clinton Correctional Facility, in Dannemora, New York.
Remaining question
No one is entirely sure how Legere was able to take Parker's
References
- ^ a b c d Becker, M. (2004). "Slain cops 'like family' to suspect's mother" The Daily News. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
- ^ WNBC.com and The Associated Press. (2004). "Mom Of Alleged Cop Shooter Says She's 'Deeply Sorry'". WNBC.com. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
- ^ a b Ramirez, J. (2006). "Testimony Begins For Suspect In Detectives' 2004 Deaths" Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine NY1. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
- ^ "New cop says slain detective godfather would be proud". NY Daily News. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Detective Patrick Rafferty Archived 2006-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Miller, J. (2006). "Convicted cop killer gets life sentences: Marlon Legere says he should have testified in his trial for shooting two detectives" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Metro New York. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
- ^ Glaberson, W. (2004). "Death Penalty Is Not Option in Slaying of 2 Detectives" The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
- ^ Blau, R. (2006)."Sentence Cops' Killer to Life Without Parole" The Chief. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
- ^ Adame, J. (2004). "Police Killed With Their Own Guns" The Gotham Gazette. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
- ^ "Bendish kicks off bid for Westchester District Attorney". lohud.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
External links
- New York State inmate search (Legere's DIN# is 06A0975)