People v. Doyle

OPINION OF THE COURT

Friedman, J.

On January 14, 1998, defendant smoked crack cocaine for several hours with Daniel Moscicki. Defendant began arguing with Moscicki when the latter declined to give defendant money for the purchase of additional drugs. In the course of the argument, defendant attacked Moscicki with a sharp kitchen knife. Defendant stabbed the unarmed Moscicki in the chest, the hands, and the head; the wounds proved to be fatal. A grand jury subsequently voted a two-count indictment charging defendant with one count of intentional murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25…