People v. Sage

Appeal from a judgment of the Monroe County Court (Elma A. Bellini, J.), rendered September 15, 2008. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of manslaughter in the first degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]), defendant contends that County Court erred in refusing to submit to the jury the issue whether a prosecution witness was an accomplice. We note at the outset that we do not agree with the…