People v. Sonachansingh

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Giardino, J.), rendered April 21, 2006, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of murder in the second degree and reckless endangerment in the second degree.

Defendant was charged by indictment with intentional murder in the second degree, depraved indifference murder in the second degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree and unlawful imprisonment in the first degree based upon evidence that he fatally shot his wife and then held his stepdaughter hostage in their home in the City of Schenectady, Schenectady…