PEOPLE v. ALSTON


139 A.D.2d 655 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Alston, Appellant

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

April 18, 1988


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

On September 3, 1982, the defendant brought a .44 caliber revolver to the house of the Charles family in Brooklyn. As Ray Charles lay in his bed, the defendant loaded the gun and, while playing "Russian Roulette", shot Ray Charles in the face, killing him instantly. The defendant was immediately apprehended at the scene by the deceased's two brothers and a friend of the family, who were in the house at the time. The friend removed...

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