People v. Henderson

Rose, J.E

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Warren County (Hall Jr., J), rendered June 15, 2011, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, assault in the second degree and burglary in the second degree (two counts).

Defendant went to the victim’s apartment and accused the victim of stealing his crack cocaine. When a fight ensued and defendant was forced to retreat, he obtained a kitchen knife from a friend’s nearby apartment “to even the odds” and returned to the victim’s…