People v. Hill

—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, motion granted, plea vacated and matter remitted to Onondaga County Court for further proceedings on indictment. Memorandum: Defendant and five codefendants were charged with robbery, assault and felony murder in connection with the death of Loren Lyons. Lyons allegedly was drinking with defendant and his codefendants when a dispute arose. As a result, Lyons was pushed, kicked, beaten, robbed and left in a creek bed, where his body was discovered the following day. Defendant entered a negotiated plea of guilty to one count of manslaughter in the…