Legal Opinion
People v. Soriano
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 25, 2007PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Margaret Clancy, J.), rendered June 3, 2002, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to a term of 17 years, unanimously reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and the matter remanded for a new trial.
Defendant raised a defense of justification at his jury trial for murder and manslaughter. In order to defeat the justification defense, the prosecution was required to prove that defendant subjectively knew that he could have retreated…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- People v. AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. La SusaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. MinorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
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