People v. Batista

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Frank Diaz, J.), rendered December 8, 1993, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in *175the third degree, and sentencing him to terms of 15 years to life, l1/s to 4V2 years, and 21/s to 7 years, respectively, the first two sentences to be served concurrently and the third consecutively, unanimously affirmed.

The police officer’s actions in leaning through the window of the taxi to touch defendant’s chest were justified by the taxi…