People v. Bacalocostantis

Yesawich, Jr., J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Vogt, J.), rendered December 22, 1986, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of manslaughter in the first degree and assault in the first degree.

While driving in Ulster County, defendant was harassed by two intoxicated men in the vehicle proceeding ahead of him. When they stopped and approached him in a menacing fashion he fired upon them, killing one and wounding the other; he then sped away. Subsequently arrested, a search of his car produced, among other things, more than a half ounce of…