People v. Valverde

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Berkman, J.), rendered June 11, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to consecutive prison terms of 8 to 24 years and 2 to 6 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the People (People v Malizia, 62 NY2d 755, cert denied 469 US 932), there was sufficient evidence of defendant’s intent to kill Joel Schoenfeld to support his conviction of manslaughter in the first degree. Moreover, upon…