People v. Keeton

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. Defendant, Keith Keeton, and his brother, Ben, engaged in a street fight with brothers Thomas and James Pearson, resulting in the hospitalization of both Keetons and Thomas Pearson, as well as the death of a bystander. Each set of brothers described the other as the aggressor, and each claimed to have acted in self-defense. The Keetons were charged with (and acquitted of) the bystander’s murder as well as assault upon Thomas Pearson. James Pearson was charged with assault upon Ben Keeton; no charges were…