People v. Hampton

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Carter, J., at trial; Palmieri, J., at sentencing), rendered April 23, 2010, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was accused of killing Kareem Sapp. At trial, after the prosecution rested, the defendant moved to dismiss for failure to make out a prima facie case. The Supreme Court commented on the prosecution’s case, but reserved decision on…