PEOPLE v. WASHINGTON


282 A.D. 896 (1953)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Otis Luke Washington, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

October 16, 1953.


Per Curiam.

Defendant was indicted for murder in the second degree and convicted of manslaughter in the first degree. The essential questions here are to determine if it was the act of the defendant which caused the death of the decedent; and if that be found, to determine if defendant was then acting in self-defense.

Whether defendant killed decedent is an open question on this record on which a jury could readily find one way or another; but whether...

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