Legal Opinion
People v. Lawrence
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 27, 1984PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*203OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Defendant has been convicted of attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. The charges arose out of a barroom incident during which defendant approached a seated patron without preface and grabbed him about the neck in a hammerlock. As he did so, he placed a revolver against the victim’s forehead and pulled the trigger. Fortunately, the victim deflected the gun while struggling to get free and the shot injured him only in one eye and one ear. Defendant fired two other shots before…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. TaranovichNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. SelikoffNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Martin v. City of CohoesNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Sega v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by158 opinions
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- People v. DavidsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
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