People v. Jackson

Judgment insofar as it convicts defendant of attempted manslaughter, second degree reversed on the law and indictment 37,834-A dismissed, and otherwise judgment affirmed. Memorandum: Following trial of an indictment charging defendant with the crime of murder, the court charged the jury that they could find defendant guilty or not guilty of the crime charged or various lesser offenses including attempted manslaughter in the second degree. The jury found defendant guilty only of the latter offense. As was pointed out in People v Zimmerman (46 AD2d 725) and cases cited therein, a defendant may…