People v. Negron

— Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered December 13, 1977, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. Defendant was indicted for manslaughter in the first degree in connection with a stabbing incident. Prior to the summations defense counsel requested that the trial court instruct the jury as to how intoxication may affect intent. This request was denied on the ground that there was no proof in the case that defendant was intoxicated. Later, the…