Legal Opinion

People v. White

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

Decided May 19, 2003PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Flaherty, J.), rendered March 19, 1998, 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 defendant’s contention that the trial court failed to provide a complete instruction to the jury on the defense of justification (see Penal Law § 35.20) has not been preserved for appellate review, as the defendant failed to alert the trial court to any error at a point when it could have…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. CoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. People v. GodfreyNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. People v. McCrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. McGheeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. People v. MooreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. People v. AcevedoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. People v. BeckfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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