People v. Frazier

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward J. McLaughlin, J.), rendered October 31, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and sentencing him to concurrent indeterminate prison terms of from 20 years to life and from five to fifteen years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant entered his girlfriend’s apartment, loaded a gun, and fired it at the unarmed deceased numerous times. Defendant claimed that he saw the deceased reaching for a gun. The court properly exercised its discretion…