Legal Opinion
People v. Capers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 15, 1991PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, following a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree (as a lesser included oifense of murder in the second degree) and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. The conviction arises out of the fatal stabbing of a man who lived with defendant in a group residence in the City of Utica. The stabbing was witnessed by several other occupants of the house, all of whom testified that defendant stabbed the unarmed victim.
On appeal, defendant contends that he was denied his constitutional…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. BobbittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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