People v. Nelson

The defendant-appellant appeals to this court by permission from a judgment of the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, modifying* and affirming as modified a judgment of the County Court of Kings County rendered upon a jury verdict convicting the defendant of the crimes of manslaughter, first degree, and manslaughter, second degree (Penal Law, § 1050, subd. 1; § 1052, subd. 3).

The indictment upon which the conviction was based contained two counts: The first charged manslaughter in the first degree insofar as the death of two persons was caused by a fire which occurred in…