Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 8, 2014PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*114OPINION OF THE COURT
Read, J.
Defendant Enrique Rivera was charged with second-degree murder (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree (Penal Law § 265.01 [2]) in connection with the stabbing death of Edgar Ojeda at a Brooklyn bar in the early morning hours of February 27, 2005. The narrative of what happened and its aftermath, as developed at defendant’s jury trial in May 2009,1 follows. The issue in this appeal is whether the trial judge should have submitted a charge of second-degree manslaughter to the jury.
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Enrique Navarette, who had in the past…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People v. GloverNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. ScarboroughNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. MussendenNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- People v. MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by94 opinions
- People v. Marquis A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. CuttingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
- People v. AcevedoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. AlmonteCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 2019
- People v. GraysonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
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