People v. Buchanan

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County, rendered June 17, 1976, convicting defendant upon her plea of guilty of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree and sentencing her to an indeterminate term of imprisonment having a maximum of 20 years. On April 16, 1976, while in the company of Tim Buchanan in his automobile on Eagle Street in the City of Albany, the defendant withdrew from her purse a .22 calibre handgun which she discharged into Buchanan’s head thereby causing his death. As a result of this incident, the Grand Jury of the County of Albany charged the…