Legal Opinion
People v. Colasuonno
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 5, 2016No. 16540 1319/12PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (James M. Kindler, J.), rendered June 17, 2014, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted assault in the first degree, and sentencing him to a prison term of four years, unanimously reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and the matter remanded for a new trial.
The jury acquitted defendant of attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree, but found him guilty of attempted first-degree assault, arising out of the stabbing of his cousin. Justification was a central issue at trial, and, because of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. VelezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- People v. FeuerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- People v. RobertsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
3Cited by6 opinions
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- People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. AkbarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019
- People v. RowleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
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