Legal Opinion

People v. Todd

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 17, 2013PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Efman, J.), rendered February 14, 2011, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and assault in the first degree (three counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The evidence was legally sufficient to disprove the defendant’s justification defense (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621 [1983]; People v Sedunova, 83 AD3d 965, 966-967 [2011]; People v Brooks, 32 AD3d 616, 616-617 [2006]). Moreover, upon our independent review of the evidence pursuant to CEL…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. People v. RichAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. CaseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. People v. CaseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. People v. SandersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. SandersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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