People v. Casado
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Zweibel, J.), rendered September 6, 1989, 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.
Contrary to the defendant’s contentions, the trial court did not commit reversible error by refusing his request for a justification charge (see, Penal Law § 35.15). It is well settled that a court need not charge the defense of justification if, considering the record in the light most…
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