Legal Opinion

People v. Davis

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

Decided August 21, 1995PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County *749(O’Dwyer, J.), rendered June 10, 1993, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We reject the defendant’s contention that he was prejudiced as a result of the court’s jury instruction on the issue of justification. A review of the charge delivered demonstrates that it adequately illustrated the subjective as well as objective elements of the justification defense (see, People v Wesley, 76…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. GoetzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. People v. HagiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. People v. NoorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. MartinezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. People v. DanielAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Davis v. LernerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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