People v. Powell

Appeal from a judgment of the Orleans County Court (James P Punch, J), rendered August 1, 2011. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of murder in the second degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting her, following a jury trial, of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) arising from the 1992 shooting death of the victim. The trial evidence established that, several weeks before the murder, defendant confronted the victim, who was an acquaintance of defendant,…