Legal Opinion
People v. Lawrence
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 27, 1980PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered December 13, 1974, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered. Defendant was charged with murder in the stabbing death of Lynwood Banks. As a defense to this charge, defendant alleged that he had been intoxicated at the time the stabbing occurred. At trial, witnesses for both the prosecution and the defense indicated that the defendant had been…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. ValentineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- People v. SummerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. CesareAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- People v. BelknapAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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