People v. Drake
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted of two counts of second degree murder for killing two teen-agers who were seated in a car at a deserted dump site. He was sentenced to consecutive indeterminate terms of 20 years to life. On appeal defendant contends that the trial court erred in failing to charge criminally negligent homicide as a lesser included offense, in admitting expert testimony, and in imposing consecutive sentences. We disagree.
*964Defendant’s defense was that he believed that the car was abandoned. According to his version of the incident, he went to the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- De Long v. County of ErieNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. CroninNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. BrathwaiteNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. KibbeNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- People v. WhiteheadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. MastersColorado Court of Appeals · 2001
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