People v. Douglas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gonzalez, J.
A criminal defendant asserting the defense of justification is entitled to introduce evidence bearing on the reasonableness of his belief that the victim was about to use imminent deadly physical force against him (Penal Law § 35.15 [2] [a]). In this case, the trial court erred in precluding evidence that defendant was kidnapped and threatened by gang members associated with the victim the night before the shooting and in precluding evidence of the victim’s prior violent acts known to defendant, both of which were relevant to his justification defense. We also…
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