Legal Opinion
People v. Hamilton
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 2005PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
Concluding that he shot two people, killing one of them, a Supreme Court jury found defendant guilty of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]), assault in the first degree (Penal Law § 120.10 [3]), criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (Penal Law § 265.03), and reckless endangerment in the first degree (Penal Law § 120.25). We hold that the trial court violated Penal Law § 70.25 (2) when it imposed defendant’s weapon possession sentence to run consecutively with his sentences for manslaughter and assault.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. RamirezNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. ParksNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. TerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- People v. RamseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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