People v. Thompson

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (LaCava, J.), rendered July 28, 1992, convicting him of manslaughter in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to disprove the defense of justification beyond a reasonable doubt. The overwhelming evidence establishes that the deceased was fleeing from the defendant and heading towards his friend’s vehicle at the…