Legal Opinion
People v. Thomas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 21, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*794The defendant was convicted of assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree in connection with the shooting of a student during a melee on the campus of the State University of New York at Old Westbury. The defendant’s only defense was that he acted in self-defense. The defendant’s contention on appeal is that the hypothetical example given in the court’s supplemental charge improperly created the impression that the defendant’s acts could be deemed justified only if the victim was actually armed, as opposed to the defendant reasonably believing that the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. GoetzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. HodgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. GrantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. StrongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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