People v. Morahan

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Saratoga County (Williams, J.), rendered September 29, 1988, convicting defendant following a nonjury trial of the crime of manslaughter in the second degree.

Defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree following a nonjury trial and was sentenced to an indeterminate prison term of 4 to 12 years. The conviction stemmed from an indictment which charged defendant with manslaughter in the first degree, as well as manslaughter in the second degree, as the result of his stabbing John Melna to death on May 16, 1987.

The facts underlying…