People v. Johnson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Dominic R. Massaro, J.

David Clark was murdered on July 5, 1992. As he was exiting an afternoon soccer game in the Bronx, he was set upon by an unknown number of assailants in the midst of a crowd. He was stabbed three times, shot three times, and, while attempting to flee his assailants, struck by an automobile. Following trial by jury, Herman Johnson was convicted of his murder by way of acting in concert. This pursuant to section 125.25 (2) of the Penal Law, murder in the second degree. The distinguishing feature of this particular section of the law is that the…