PEOPLE v. PRESTON


13 Misc.2d 802 (1958)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. John Preston, Defendant.

County Court, Kings County.

July 22, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward S. Silver, District Attorney (Frank Di Lalla of counsel), for plaintiff.

Jack Baum for defendant.


NATHAN R. SOBEL, J.

The charge is manslaughter. The defense is that the blows struck neither caused death nor were a competent producing cause of death. In short, the defendant contends that the victim died of natural causes in a hospital after his admission thereto following the alleged assault. I am satisfied that such an issue exists in this case. Without such a preliminary determination, defendant would...

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