People v. Goetz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kassal, J.
We agree with the thoughtful and incisive analysis of the issues by Trial Term and affirm to the extent appealed from, essentially for the reasons stated by Justice Crane (131 Misc 2d 1). However, in view of the importance of the issue, we would add the following:
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This appeal poses a critical legal issue in a most significant criminal case—the proper legal standard to be employed in determining the defense of self-defense or justification in connection with the use of deadly physical force to repel a robbery and/or in response to the claimed threatened use of…
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