People v. Burnell

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kay, J.), rendered October 14, 1982, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

The evidence adduced at trial was sufficient to permit a rational trier of fact to conclude, as did the jury at bar, that defendant was guilty of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]; People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621; see also, People v Rosenfeld, 93 AD2d 872).

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