Legal Opinion
People v. Reynoso
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 15, 1988PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Charged with manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]), defendant maintains he was entitled to a charge of justification (Penal Law § 35.15). Although the record must be considered in the light most favorable to the accused (People v Padgett, 60 NY2d 142), a court need not charge justification if no reasonable view of the evidence establishes the elements of the defense (People v Watts, 57 NY2d 299; People v Scarborough, 49 NY2d 364, 373-374). Here, the trial court properly refused to charge…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- People v. WattsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. GoetzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. ScarboroughNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by152 opinions
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