People v. Martinez

*551Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William A. Wetzel, J.), rendered December 5, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, assault in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 2272 years to life, 27s to 7 years and 5 to 15 years, respectively, affirmed.

Eyewitness testimony at a suppression hearing and subsequently at trial adduced the following: On May 3, 1991, defendant Hector Martinez was approached by Lavert Lee on West 151st Street in Manhattan. Lee asked defendant to…