People v. Wiggins

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ronald A. Zweibel, J.), rendered October 7, 2014, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 12 years, modified, on the law, to the extent of reducing the amounts of the mandatory surcharge and the crime victim assistance fees from $300 to $250 and $25 to $20, respectively, and otherwise affirmed.

Because of the unusual facts of this case, a detailed chronology is necessary to put our analysis into proper context.

On May 24, 2008, at approximately 1:00 a.m., defendant and *452codefendan…