In the wake of a sexual encounter where a man died of asphyxiation, a Brooklyn appellate court has downgraded the partner’s murder conviction because the requisite intent was not shown.
The Appellate Division, Second Department on Wednesday determined that Larry Davis’ 2012 conviction for second-degree murder was against the weight of the evidence, and remitted the casefor sentencing on a count of second-degree manslaughter.
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