People v. Melendez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cooperman, J.), rendered December 10, 1999, convicting her of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth 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, inter alia, manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]) for the stabbing death of her boyfriend during a domestic disturbance. During the trial, the defendant put forth evidence supporting her claim…
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