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People v. Strong

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 14, 1998
256 A.D.2d 427 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

December 14, 1998

Appeal from the a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Cotter, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that he was prejudiced by the court's justification charge is without merit. Although the court's initial charge was improper because it did not relate the law of justification to the facts of the case, the court cured this error in its supplemental instructions to the jury ( see, People v. Breland, 109 A.D.2d 890). When viewed in its entirety, the court's charge adequately conveyed the proper definitions and elements of the justification defense ( see, People v. Martinez, 243 A.D.2d 732; People v. Thomas, 179 A.D.2d 793). The defendant's remaining contentions regarding the charge are unpreserved for appellate review, and in any event, without merit.

The court's Sandoval ruling was not an improvident exercise of discretion.

The sentence imposed was not excessive ( see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).

Miller, J. P., Copertino, Thompson and Friedmann, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Strong

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 14, 1998
256 A.D.2d 427 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

People v. Strong

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MICHAEL STRONG…

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

Date published: Dec 14, 1998

Citations

256 A.D.2d 427 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
683 N.Y.S.2d 275

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