Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ramon Rodriquez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-02-29
Citations: 224 A.D.2d 361
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ramon Rodriquez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 224
Pages: 361–361

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ramon Rodriquez, Appellant.
[638 NYS2d 312]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Sheindlin, J.), rendered June 24, 1993, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees, and sentencing him, as a persistent felony offender, to concurrent terms of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. Defendant's conduct created a substantial and unjustified risk of death of which he was aware and which he disregarded (People v Licitra, 47 NY2d 554, 558). We find that the prosecutor's summation did not deprive defendant of a fair trial.
We have considered defendant's remaining contentions, including those raised in his pro se supplemental brief, and find no basis for reversal. Concur — Ellerin, J. P., Rubin, Nardelli, Williams and Mazzarelli, JJ.