PEOPLE v. NICHOLS


167 A.D.2d 925 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Donald Nichols, Appellant

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

November 16, 1990


Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed, in accordance with the following memorandum:

Kidnapping in the first degree under Penal Law § 135.25 (3) is a strict liability crime with respect to the death caused, because it does not require an intent to bring about the death of the victim (see, People v Campbell, 72 N.Y.2d 602, 604-605). Consequently, there can be no attempt to commit that...

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