Legal Opinion

People v. Syville

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

Decided July 1, 2015No. 2012-01830PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (McKay, J.), rendered February 10, 2012, convicting him of endangering the welfare of a child (three counts) and attempted assault in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the Supreme Court erred in refusing to give a justification charge concerning his use of physical force against the complainant is without merit (see Penal Law § 35.10 [1]; People v Lyons, 94 AD3d 1020, 1021 [2012]; People v Hall, 65 AD3d 1377, 1378 [2009];…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. WattsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. People v. LyonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. People v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. People v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. MasonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. Giddens v. State Of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2023
  3. People v. GiddensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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