Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Terrence Jones-McFarland, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-02-15
Citations: 147 A.D.3d 978
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Terrence Jones-McFarland, Appellant.
Judges: Rivera, J.P., Dillon, Chambers and Hinds-Radix, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 147
Pages: 978–978

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Terrence Jones-McFarland, Appellant.
[46 NYS3d 803]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Guzman, J.), rendered May 1, 2012, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, he was not deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. Defense counsel was not ineffective in failing to request a charge on manslaughter in the second degree, since there is no reasonable view of the evidence that would have supported a finding that the defendant acted recklessly in repeatedly shooting the victim (see People v Rivera, 23 NY3d 112, 122 [2014]; People v Fitzgerald, 120 AD3d 506, 508 [2014]; People v Etienne, 250 AD2d 776 [1998]).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).
Rivera, J.P., Dillon, Chambers and Hinds-Radix, JJ., concur.