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People v. Soto

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 21, 1976
54 A.D.2d 645 (N.Y. App. Div. 1976)

Opinion

October 21, 1976


Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, rendered December 20, 1973, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree and possession of a weapon as a felony, unanimously modified, on the law, to the extent of reversing defendant's conviction of possession of a weapon, vacating the concurrent sentence imposed thereon and dismissing said count of the indictment; and otherwise affirmed. On the facts in the instant case, possession of a weapon is an inclusory concurrent count of manslaughter in the first degree. (People v Grier, 37 N.Y.2d 847; People v Pyles, 44 A.D.2d 784.)

Concur — Murphy, J.P., Lupiano, Birns, Silverman and Nunez, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Soto

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 21, 1976
54 A.D.2d 645 (N.Y. App. Div. 1976)
Case details for

People v. Soto

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. EDUARDO SOTO, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Oct 21, 1976

Citations

54 A.D.2d 645 (N.Y. App. Div. 1976)