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People v. Wells

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 2, 2003
306 A.D.2d 296 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)

Opinion

2000-07555

Argued May 8, 2003.

June 2, 2003.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Knipel, J.), rendered August 8, 2000, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and reckless endangerment in the first degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Barbara Lerner of counsel), for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Seth M. Lieberman of counsel), for respondent.

Before: ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P., GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN, GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, SANDRA L. TOWNES, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that the evidence was legally insufficient is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05; People v. Gray, 86 N.Y.2d 10).

Further, the defendant was not denied the effective assistance of counsel (see People v. Lane, 60 N.Y.2d 748; People v. Vargas, 150 A.D.2d 513).

FLORIO, J.P., KRAUSMAN, GOLDSTEIN and TOWNES, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Wells

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 2, 2003
306 A.D.2d 296 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
Case details for

People v. Wells

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, ETC., respondent, v. JAMES WELLS, appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 2, 2003

Citations

306 A.D.2d 296 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
760 N.Y.S.2d 343

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