People v. Jones

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

On appeal defendant contends that the trial court erred in refusing his request to submit to the jury the factual issue of whether the principal prosecution witness, Steven Langhorne, was an accomplice under CPL 60.22 (2) (a). We agree with the Appellate Division that the request was properly denied.

Defendant was indicted for the crimes of murder in the second degree, attempted murder in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees. At trial, Langhorne testified that…