Legal Opinion
People v. Markowitz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 14, 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Qupeens County (Chetta, J.), *380rendered November 1, 1985, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We find that the People proved beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant’s criminal responsibility for the fatal stabbing of his acquaintance (see, Penal Law former § 30.05, now § 40.15 [L 1984, ch 688, § 3]; see also, Penal Law § 25.00). Although the evidence indicated that the defendant suffers from a "schizo-affective” disorder, the People’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- People v. PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- People v. ColonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. LangertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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