People v. Rodriguez

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Barbara F. Newman, J.), rendered July 18, 2010, as amended August 19, 2010 and November 18, 2010, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree and assault in the first degree, and sentencing him to consecutive terms of 25 years and 15 years, respectively, unanimously reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and the matter remanded for a new trial.

As in People v Velez (131 AD3d 129 [1st Dept 2015]), reversal in the interest of justice is warranted by the court’s failure to convey to the jury,…