Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York May 8, 2014 (People v. Malak)

Egan Jr., J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Czajka, J.), rendered November 19, 2010, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of murder in the second degree.

On March 25, 1996, defendant, Alexander Barsky and Joseph Martin—each then 15 years old—were classmates attending the same school in Ulster County.