People v. Richardson
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 Supreme Court, Kings County (O’Brien, J.), rendered March 15, 1984, convicting her of assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
The defendant’s sole defense at trial was justification. The trial court instructed the jury that the reasonableness of the defendant’s conduct should be evaluated based on an objective "ordinary prudent person” standard rather than having the jury consider what the defendant herself reasonably could have thought (see, Penal Law § 35.15 [2] [a]; People v Miller, 39 NY2d…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. ThomasNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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- People v. DoctorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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