People v. Borrero

OPINION OF THE COURT

Milonas, J.

This case involves an incident which occurred in The Bronx on May 8, 1982 and resulted in the shooting death of John Johnson, a retired police officer. Defendant herein was indicated for manslaughter in the second degree and, following a nonjury trial, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide as a lesser included offense. On appeal, defendant urges that the People failed to meet their burden of disproving beyond a reasonable doubt that he was justified in firing his gun at Johnson. Moreover, he contends that there was no reasonable view of the evidence…