An appeals court upheld the manslaughter conviction of a man who was manufacturing crystal methamphetamine in a cabin in rural Chemung County when the cabin burst into flames, killing a 20-year-old woman.
The Appellate Division, Third Department, panel found that evidence showed Brion Peters was aware of and disregarded the “substantial and unjustifiable risk” of death, as required under the second-degree manslaughter statute.
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