People v. Alicea

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael Obús, J.), rendered September 27, 1989, convicting defendant after a jury trial of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 17 years to life and one year, respectively unanimously affirmed.

The evidence at trial shows that Stanford Hewitt and his three companions happened upon defendant, co-defendant Rivera and two others in a street encounter. Rivera challenged and then attacked Hewitt. Defendant produced a knife, and after menacing James…