Legal Opinion

People v. McDonald

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

Decided December 20, 1993PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Fertig, J.), rendered January 10, 1991, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The trial court did not err in refusing to instruct the jury on the defense of extreme emotional disturbance. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the defendant, there was insufficient evidence for the jury to determine that the defendant either acted under the subjective influence…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. CasassaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. MoyeNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. People v. TullochAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. People v. MejiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. BucknerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. People v. ReedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. People v. WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. People v. AshleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2026
  5. People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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