THE SECOND DEGREE MURDER COUNTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISMISSED AS INCLUSORY CONCURRENT COUNTS OF THE FIRST DEGREE MURDER COUNTS (FIRST DEPT).
The First Department noted that the second-degree murder counts must be dismissed as inclusory concurrent counts of the first-degree murder counts:
As the People concede, the second-degree murder counts should be dismissed as inclusory concurrent counts of the first-degree murder counts (see CPL 300.40[3][b]). People v Ortega, 2022 NY Slip Op 00828, First Dept 2-8-22