PRESS RELEASE
TO: ALL NEWS MEDIA
FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT, DISTRICT ATTORNEY
DATE: MARCH 2, 2018
The
Appellate Division, Third Department has unanimously affirmed the June 4th,
2015 conviction by jury verdict of Kenneth Stahli for Murder in the Second
Degree.
The
case arose as a result of the bludgeoning death of a two year old boy, which
occurred on August 5th, 2014.
The investigation revealed that the defendant was the primary daytime
care provider of the infant. The child
was discovered non-responsive by his aunt on August 5th, 2014. The ensuing investigation revealed that the
infant suffered multiple blunt force traumas including more than 80 visible
bruises, internal injuries to his brain, spine and eyes, and died as a result
of internal bleeding, which was caused by a lacerated liver and pancreas.
On
appeal, Stahli argued that the verdict was against the weight of the
evidence. He also argued that his
sentence of 25 to life was excessive. In
affirming the conviction, the Court rejected each of the defendant’s
arguments.
On
appeal, the defendant was represented by Paul J. Connolly, Esq. Marleen Tuczinski, Esq. of the New York
Prosecutor’s Training Institute represented the People.
