PEOPLE v. CHANDLER


250 A.D.2d 410 (1998)

673 N.Y.S.2d 100

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Christopher Chandler, Appellant

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

May 12, 1998


Evidence that defendant momentarily pointed a loaded semiautomatic pistol at the chest of a police officer from a distance of approximately 25 feet was insufficient to prove attempted murder in the first degree, "there being no proof that defendant had his finger on the trigger * * * or otherwise came `"very near to the accomplishment of the intended crime"'". (People v Mendez, 197 A.D.2d 485<...

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