PEOPLE v. TORRES


111 A.D.2d 939 (1985)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Dennis Torres, Also Known as Daniel Torres, Appellant

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

June 24, 1985


Judgment affirmed.

In the early morning hours of October 10, 1982, Fidel Morales was stabbed five times outside a bar in Brooklyn, New York, and died shortly thereafter. At trial, defendant's brother and codefendant, Raul Torres, admitted to stabbing Morales, but he did not recall how many times, and claimed that it was in self-defense. There is ample evidence in the record, including testimony that defendant approached...

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