After an altercation, defendant stabbed one Luis Rivera twice in the chest and chased after and stabbed him three more times in the back. Aside from his victim, defendant's actions were witnessed by five New York City firefighters.
Defendant's assertion at trial that he had picked up Rivera's ice pick during their struggle, and accidentally stabbed him five times, was, not surprisingly, rejected by the jury.
Defendant maintains that the trial court erred in...
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