Legal Opinion
People v. Lopez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 23, 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Asch, J.
The facts are essentially those set forth in the dissent. As the dissent correctly states, the defendant initially gave answers in the plea allocution inconsistent with his plea. He denied that he had intended to cause serious physical injury to the deceased, a required element of manslaughter in the first degree. He also raised the claim of self-defense. However, the further inquiry pursued by the court as to the circumstances of the commission of the crime clearly established the essential elements of manslaughter in the first degree (see, People v Serrano, 15…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- People v. NixonNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- People v. SerranoNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- People v. MichaelNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. FrancisNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by5 opinions
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