People v. Adams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Andrias, J.
Defendant was accused of firing shots into a car, killing two of the occupants and seriously injuring a third. A second gunman was not apprehended. The theory of the defense was that de*106fendant was an innocent bystander who was misidentified by two police officers to cover their miscue after they mistakenly shot and wounded him when they arrived at the scene after the shooting. Following two mistrials in which the juries were unable to agree on a unanimous verdict, defendant was convicted of murder in the first and second degrees, attempted murder in the second…
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