People v. Marino

Judgment of the County Court of Kings county affirmed. Defendant, indicted for the crime of murder in the first degree, was convicted on a trial in County Court, Kings county, of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree. As he had shot down an unarmed man with no justifiable or excusable cause, it is quite likely that conviction of the lesser offense was a result of the long delay between the criminal act and the date of trial. This delay was caused by *534defendant’s immediate flight and his successful concealment of his whereabouts for a period of about six years. There is no doubt…