Legal Opinion

People v. Coombs

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 15, 1992PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Moskowitz, J.), rendered June 14, 1990, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant claims, inter alia, that the court erred in failing to charge the jury that pursuant to CPL 60.50 they could not find him guilty solely on the basis of his statements, but that “additional proof’ was required (see, CPL 60.50). *652Since the defendant never requested such a charge, however, his claim is not preserved for appellate review…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. ReadeNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
  2. People v. HamiltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. People v. LouisNew York Court of Appeals · 1956

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. MonroeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. People v. BusterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. People v. DawsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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