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PEOPLE v. COLEMAN

70 N.Y.2d 817 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Preston Coleman, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Cohen and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Stacey K. Edelbaum and Billie Manning of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Appellant was convicted after a jury trial of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]) and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (Penal Law § 265.03). The only issue raised on this appeal is whether the trial court's charge on the issue of causation deprived defendant...

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