Although charged with two counts of murder in the second degree, defendant was convicted following a jury trial of the lesser included offense of manslaughter in the first degree in connection with the stabbing death of the victim during a large brawl outside a bar in the Town of Colonie, Albany County. Sentenced to 8 1/3 to 25 years, defendant contends that the sentence imposed was harsh and excessive and should be reduced in the interest of justice. We disagree. Although...
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