People v. Murden

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gold*705man, J.), rendered April 25, 1985, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People and giving them the benefit of every reasonable inference to be drawn therefrom (see, People v Giuliano, 65 NY2d 766, 768), it was demonstrated that the defendant’s actions " 'forged a link in the chain of causes which actually brought about the death’ ” of the decedent (see, Matter of…