People v. Snell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Weissman, J.), rendered January 18, 1996, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
*481Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the People disproved his justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt. It is well established that justification is not a defense to the use of deadly physical force unless the actor reasonably believes that another person is about to use deadly physical force against him and he is unable to retreat…
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