People v. Rice

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was indicted on several charges, including murder in the second degree, attempted murder in the second degree and robbery, arising out of the stabbing of Jesse Horton and Lawrence Worley. Horton died of the wounds, but Worley survived the attack and died later in an unrelated subway incident. Defendant was acquitted of the attempted murder of Worley. The robbery charges were dismissed at the *782close of the People’s case, but defendant was convicted of the murder of Horton.

The Appellate Division…