Legal Opinion

People v. Bacalocostantis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 13, 1985PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMikoll, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Vogt, J.), rendered March 13,1984, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of manslaughter in the first degree and assault in the first degree.

The issue before us is whether the trial court’s failure to notify defendant, prior to summations, that it intended to submit to the jury the charge of manslaughter as a lesser included offense of murder in the second degree was reversible error.

Defendant stood trial under an indictment charging him with two counts of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1], [2]),…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. CableNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. MayoNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. People v. RichardsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  5. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. LayerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. People v. BoydAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. People v. EtienneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. People v. BacalocostantisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. People v. BradleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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