People v. Nettles
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 (Lagaña, J.), rendered October 15, 1982, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
The defendant’s contention that justification was not disproved beyond a reasonable doubt is belied by the evidence, which, viewed in a light most favorable to the prosecution, shows that the defendant, after arming himself with a dangerous weapon, followed the victim for a block, provoked the deadly confrontation, and made no attempt to retreat before using deadly…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. ArroyoNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
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