People v. Cauthen

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hall, J.), rendered March 16, 1992, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Early in the morning of July 15, 1989, the defendant shot the victim in the chest at close range. The defendant committed this act because he believed that the victim knew who had robbed two drug dealers employed by him. Immediately before pulling the trigger, an eyewitness heard the defendant say to the victim, "Who robbed my boys?”

The prosecutor informed…