Legal Opinion

People v. Watson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 30, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lipp, J.), rendered June 13,1994, convicting her of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the trial court erred in refusing her request to charge the defense of justification is without merit. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the defendant (see, People v Padgett, 60 NY2d 142; People v Watts, 57 NY2d 299), we find that there was no reasonable view of the evidence upon which the jury could have…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. WattsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. People v. PadgettNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. People v. ReynosoNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. People v. BehlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. CollinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  2. People v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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