People v. Rabbit

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Meyerson, J.), rendered September 3, 1985, convicting him of manslaughter in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, and this case is remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).

At approximately 10:15 on the night of February 8, 1984, the police found Salvatore Sciortino lying unconscious on the sidewalk in a largely deserted industrial area of Brooklyn. He had been severely beaten, and had numerous stab…