People v. Bonilla
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The court properly determined that no reasonable view of the evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to defendant, supported the submission of a charge on justification (see People v Cox, 92 NY2d 1002 [1998]; People v Reynoso, 73 NY2d 816, 818 [1988]). Defendant was convicted of attempting to kill one victim, and also killing a 10-year-old bystander. In his own testimony, defendant, who described prior altercations with the surviving victim and claimed that this person had threatened him and his girlfriend, admitted that he carefully concealed a pistol in his clothing and went to a park to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- People v. GoetzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. ReynosoNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. RocheNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- People v. CoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
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