Legal Opinion
People v. Davis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 16, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYesawich Jr., J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (McGrath, J.), rendered April 19, 1995, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of manslaughter in the second degree.
*832Accused of having fatally stabbed his cousin, Melvin Merritt, in 1985, defendant now stands convicted, after his third trial (see, 142 AD2d 791; 201 AD2d 827, lv denied 83 NY2d 910), of manslaughter in the second degree. Sentenced to an indeterminate term of incarceration of 5 to 15 years, defendant appeals.
We affirm. A number of individuals who witnessed the altercation between defendant and Merritt…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. PavaoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. StewartNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. . KaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- People v. BrooksNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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