People v. Ventura

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (John A.K. Bradley, J.), rendered July 16, 1986, convicting defendant after a jury trial of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees, and sentencing him to concurrent, indeterminate terms of imprisonment of twenty years to life, four to twelve years, and one and one-third to four years, respectively, unanimously aflirmed.

Hermes Suri testified that defendant shot Valentin Reyes to *554death. The shooting occurred at 3:40 a.m. on October 9, 1984. Suri came forward on November 19, 1985. Suri testified…