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SECOND DEGREE MURDER COUNT DISMISSED A LESSER INCLUDED COUNT OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department dismissed the second degree murder count as a lesser included count of first degree murder. People v Beard, 2020 NY Slip Op 07763, Fourth Dept 12-23-20

 

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