PEOPLE v. RICHARDSON


51 A.D.2d 462 (1976)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Richardson, Appellant

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

April 13, 1976


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kunstler and Rosanne L. Kaplan for appellant.

Jane Louise Koch of counsel (Mario Merola, District Attorney), for respondent.

STEVENS, P. J., MARKEWICH, BIRNS and CAPOZZOLI, JJ., concur.


KUPFERMAN, J.

In this bizarre situation, defendant was indicted and charged with the crimes of felony-murder (with escape serving as the predicate felony); manslaughter in the second degree; attempted murder; escape in the second degree; reckless endangerment in the second degree; possession of a weapon as a felony; and criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree. After a jury trial, he was convicted...

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