People v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Defendant, the leader of a drug operation was, along with one of his "crew” members, the object of an attack on April 19, 1980. In retaliation, defendant ordered his crew to kill "those he believed to be responsible.” Inasmuch as defendant was also experiencing business related problems with another drug dealer, it was decided to eliminate that source of competition as well.
On January 19, 1981, defendant and his crew armed themselves and drove to a taxicab base where they believed their enemies to be and opened fire on a group of people, wounding several and killing 16-year old Ronnie Blake.
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