People v. Montgomery

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lakritz, J.), rendered November 14, 1989, convicting him of murder in the second degree (two counts), and arson in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the court did not err by refusing his request to submit to the jury the factual issue of whether the principal prosecution witness, Deon Murray, was an accomplice under CPL 60.22 (2) (a). Under CPL 60.22 (2) (a), an "accomplice” is someone who "may reasonably be…