People v. Bell

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Peter J. Benitez, J.), rendered July 2, 2013, as amended July 19, 2013, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the matter remitted for a new trial.

Defendant Allen Bell was convicted of the attempted second-degree murder of Kevin Russo. Russo was shot once in the head, but survived his injuries with physical and psychological limitations. A disputed issue at trial was the extent he may have also suffered cognitive impairments,…