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People v. Person

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 10, 1986
124 A.D.2d 681 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

Opinion

November 10, 1986

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lombardo, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The sole issue raised on appeal is the propriety of the justification charge. While acknowledging that the issue was not preserved for appellate review as a matter of law, the defendant asks that we review the matter in the interest of justice, and relies on People v Wagman ( 99 A.D.2d 519) and People v Macon ( 110 A.D.2d 718).

The issue has not been preserved for appellate review and, in any event, the justification defense includes a requirement that the defendant meet an objective standard based on how a reasonable person would have acted (People v Goetz, 68 N.Y.2d 96). Thus, the court's charge on justification, viewed in its entirety, correctly apprised the jurors with regard to the applicable legal standard (see, People v Goetz, supra). Mollen, P.J., Weinstein, Lawrence and Kunzeman, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Person

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 10, 1986
124 A.D.2d 681 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)
Case details for

People v. Person

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. THOMAS PERSON…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Nov 10, 1986

Citations

124 A.D.2d 681 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

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