Legal Opinion
People v. Dean
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 25, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lakritz, J.), rendered October 26, 1987, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
On appeal, the defendant contends that the trial court’s evidentiary rulings unduly restricted the presentation of testimony regarding his justification defense. We disagree. Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court acted within its discretion by precluding evidence which did…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- People v. GoetzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. DuncanNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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