People v. Bond

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was charged with second degree murder, first degree reckless endangerment and second degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with an incident in which he fired a volley of rifle shots at a group of people who were standing in front of a grocery store. The murder count arose out of the death of an innocent bystander, Lloyd Pearsol, who was fatally injured by a stray bullet while standing inside the store. Defendant claimed that he had fired his rifle when he saw several individuals in…