People v. Williams

*825dance” and then kicked the victim in the head and jumped on his chest and stomach. The Erie County Medical Examiner testified that the cause of death was a blunt force injury to the head and neck area, that there were no cuts or bruises on the victim’s hands, and that neither strangulation nor the cocaine found in the victim’s system was the cause of death. In support of a justification defense, defendant testified that he and the victim had argued and that he chased the victim after the victim “snatched” defendant’s gold necklace. Defendant testified that he retrieved the necklace but the…