Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York April 4, 1983 (People v. Desmond)

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Bonomo, J.), rendered September 17, 1980, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. Defendant’s sole defense at trial was that of justification.