People v. Jackson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant argues, inter alia, that the trial court committed reversible error when it denied her request to submit to the jury the charge of manslaughter in the first degree as a lesser included offense of murder in the second degree. We agree.
The People’s theory at trial was that the defendant, with the intent to cause the death of the deceased, shot and killed him. There is evidence in the record, which includes the defendant’s videotaped confession to an Assistant District Attorney, to support the People’s theory. However, in the defendant’s initial oral confession to the police, she…
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- People v. McQueenNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
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