Legal Opinion
Felix Ramirez v. E. W. Jones, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 30, 1982No. 966, Docket 81-2431PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Circuit Judge:
On November 11, 1976, appellee Ramirez was involved in an altercation with one Estaban (“Smokey”) Casilla during which appellee stabbed Casilla, who later died from the wound. Appellee was indicted for murder in the second degree and tried before Justice Ivan Warner and a jury in New York State Supreme Court, Bronx County. At trial appellee admitted stabbing Casilla, but contended that he had acted in self-defense. On May 4, 1978, appellee was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree. He was subsequently sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate term of five to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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