People v. Kanelos

— Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kooper, J.), rendered September 17, 1981, convicting him of murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

Defendant, while driving a van in an intoxicated condition, took out a loaded weapon, pointed it at his long-time friend, intending to frighten him, and pulled the trigger. In so doing, he mortally wounded Ronald Wilshusen. Under no view of the evidence can it be said that defendant…