Legal Opinion

People v. Thompson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 16, 2006PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Robert H. Straus, J.), rendered June 11, 2003, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of to 5 to 15 years and 12 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s request to charge the defense of duress. Defendant’s testimony, when taken together with all the other evidence and viewed in the light most favorable to defendant, did not create a reasonable view of the evidence supporting such…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. DuncanNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. People v. BornholdtNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. People v. CamposAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. People v. BudhuAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019
  4. People v. MooreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  5. People v. NafiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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