People v. Cruciani

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County, rendered November 6, 1972, convicting him of manslaughter in the second degree and injection of a narcotic drug, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. The proof established that defendant administered an injection of heroin to the decedent at a time when he was aware that she was under the influence of barbiturates. As a result, she died of narcotism. In People v. Pinckney (38 A D 2d .217, affd. 32 N Y 2d 749) we held that a defendant could not be convicted of manslaughter in the second degree or…