The Court of Appeals is asking for amicus curiae briefs from interested parties on the issues involved in an upcoming case, People v. DeLee, that hinges on criteria necessary for a conviction for first-degree manslaughter versus one for first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime.
The court will decide whether an Appellate Division, Fourth Department, panel erred in People v. DeLee, 108 AD3d 1145 (2013), when it found that a jury verdict convicting defendant Dwight DeLee of manslaughter as a hate crime but acquitting him of plain manslaughter was inconsistent.
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