People v. Alston

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Caesar D. Cirigliano, J), rendered January 22, 2004, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously modified, on the law, to the extent of vacating the DNA databank fee, and reducing the amounts of the mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance fees from $200 and $10 to $150 and $5, respectively, and otherwise affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion (see CPL 270.50 [1]) in denying defendant’s request for a visit to the crime scene. Photographs of…