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THE PEOPLE, ETC., respondent, v. RUFUS SPEARS, appellant. (Ind. No. 55/97).

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ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court correctly refused to charge manslaughter in the first degree as a lesser-included offense of murder in the second degree, as there was no reasonable view of the evidence that would support a finding that the defendant intended to cause serious physical injury rather than death (see, CPL 300.50[1]; People v. Glover, 57 N.Y.2d 61; People v. Green, 56 N.Y.2d 427 ). The defendant and his accomplice fired nine shots at the victim. The victim suffered six wounds, including one to the head resulting from a shot fired at a distance of two inches or less, one to the chest, one to the neck, and three to the back. This evidence concerning the number and location of the wounds, and the other circumstances of the shooting, support the trial court's conclusion that the submission of the lesser-included offense of manslaughter in the first degree to the jury was not warranted (see, e.g., People v. Kelley, 221 A.D.2d 661 ; People v. Dennis, 208 A.D.2d 945 ; People v. Porteous, 193 A.D.2d 631 ; People v. Rielly, 190 A.D.2d 695 ; People v. Boo Wat Cheung, 141 A.D.2d 556 ).

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PEOPLE v. SPEARS
(Apr 3, 2000)