Legal Opinion

People v. Thompson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 13, 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Reichbach, J.), rendered April 23, 2003, *517convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he was not deprived of the right to a fair trial by the trial court’s failure to advise him prior to summations that it would provide a consciousness of guilt charge. The charge did not alter the theory of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. People v. DewindtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. People v. BalbuenaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. People v. WadyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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