Legal Opinion

People v. Guerra

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

Decided February 18, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Douglass, J.), rendered June 16, 1995, convicting him of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

*557Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s claim that the People failed to disprove the defense of justification beyond a reasonable doubt is not preserved for appellate review, since he never moved in the trial court for dismissal of the indictment on this ground (see, People v Gray, 86 NY2d 10; People v Ellis, 230 AD2d…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. People v. ArlequinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. People v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. People v. EllisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. AlvarezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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