Legal Opinion
People v. Bruno
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 22, 2015No. 2012-03205PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Firetog, J.), rendered February 9, 2012, convicting him of manslaughter in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The top count of the indictment charged the defendant with manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]). At a nonjury trial, the defendant’s mens rea at the time of the incident was vigorously contested. The Supreme Court found the defendant not guilty of manslaughter in the…
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