Legal Opinion

People v. Rivera

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

Decided May 31, 1984PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (Dwyer, Jr., J.), rendered September 8, 1982, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree. 11 Defendant was indicted for manslaughter in the first degree for the shooting death of Porfirio Fonseca on June 22, 1981. After a trial by jury, during which defendant relied on the defense of justification, defendant was found guilty as charged and sentenced to an indeterminate term of incarceration of 4 to 12 years. On this appeal, defendant urges that certain errors during the trial require…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. SorgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
  4. People v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. People v. MoranNew York Court of Appeals · 1927

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People v. DonnellyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  2. People v. IntelisanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. BrunerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. Godfrey v. IrvinDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1994

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