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People v. Johnson

Citations

  • 662 N.E.2d 1066
  • 87 N.Y.2d 357
  • 639 N.Y.S.2d 776
  • 1996 N.Y. LEXIS 65

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  • reciting no facts other than that the defendant shot the victim during an altercation
  • “Having found defendant guilty of reckless murder the jury did not reach the offense of manslaughter in the first degree, and thus we need not decide whether the court erred in failing to submit the more remote offense of manslaughter in the second degree.”

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Judges: Simons

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