Legal Opinion
People v. Kitt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 20, 1982PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kupferman, J. P.
The defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree and sentenced as a predicate felon to a term of 12 to 24 years.
The defense was that when the defendant asked the deceased for repayment of money loaned, the deceased began to curse at the defendant and pushed him, with a fight ensuing. The deceased had come out of his apartment on the third floor where the defendant had sought him for the repayment. In the fight, the two rolled down the stairs. The deceased banged the defendant’s head against the wall with one arm under his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People v. KanefskyNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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