Legal Opinion
People v. Rishton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 24, 2003PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Demarest, J.), rendered February 20, 2001, convicting him of manslaughter in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s contention that the People failed to disprove his justification defense by legally sufficient evidence is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v Clinton, 268 AD2d 531 [2000]), and, in any event, without merit. Viewing the evi*693dence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- People v. GarafoloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- People v. TineoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. ClintonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. BattleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- People v. BiancoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- People v. RishtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003