People v. Johnson

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dwyer, J.), rendered March 12, 2015, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, assault in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.

The defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, assault in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree in connection with a shooting which occurred on August 30, 2012.

Contrary to…