People v. Thompson

Spain, J. Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Moynihan, Jr., J.), rendered August 31, 1993 and October 5, 1993, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of murder in the second degree.

Defendant was indicted as a juvenile offender on two counts of murder in the second degree (intentional murder [Penal Law § 125.25 (1)] and depraved indifference to human life murder [Penal Law § 125.25 (2)]). The indictment stems from an incident which began with a discussion between defendant and Sam Frasier (hereinafter decedent) which took place March 31, 1992 at the…