People v. Griffith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was charged with assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [2]) for *754causing physical injury to another person by striking such person in the face with a dangerous instrument, to wit, a 10-ounce bar glass. At trial, he raised the defense of justification. County Court instructed the jury on the circumstances under which defendant was justified in using deadly physical force (see, Penal Law § 35.15 [2]), but refused defendant’s request also to charge the circumstances under which defendant was justified in using ordinary physical force…
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