People v. Santos

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ferdinand, J.), rendered March 23, 1995, convicting him 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 affirmed.

*635Contrary to the defendant’s contention, in view of the elements of each crime as charged to the jury, the defendant’s acquittal on the count charging criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree did not necessarily negate the intent element or any other element of manslaughter in the…