People v. Pino

Judgment, *572Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel FitzGerald, J.), rendered November 21, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was found guilty of murdering his fiancée by violently slashing her throat as she lay on a bed. Significantly, defendant did not deny attacking the victim in this fashion; instead, his defense centered on his emotional state. The disputed issue in the case, therefore, was whether he had acted under the influence of an extreme emotional disturbance…