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People v. Thomas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 1, 1989
150 A.D.2d 405 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

Opinion

May 1, 1989

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Thorp, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

A review of the entire charge establishes that the court properly instructed the jury on the defense of justification (see, People v Canty, 60 N.Y.2d 830; People v Yanik, 43 N.Y.2d 97). Further, the court did not unduly restrict the questioning of witnesses with respect to prison conditions which could have affected the defendant's state of mind when he committed the assault (see, People v Goetz, 68 N.Y.2d 96). Finally, the defendant's challenge to the imposition of a mandatory surcharge upon his conviction is premature (see, People v West, 124 Misc.2d 622; People v Fleming, 134 A.D.2d 610). Thompson, J.P., Bracken, Brown and Harwood, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Thomas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 1, 1989
150 A.D.2d 405 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
Case details for

People v. Thomas

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LOUIS THOMAS, Appellant

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

Date published: May 1, 1989

Citations

150 A.D.2d 405 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

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