Court of Appeals of New York

Conviction for manslaughter in the first degree is affirmed where: 1) precluding defendant from speaking to counsel about his testimony during a trial recess did not deprive his right to counsel, as the ban on attorney-client communication was rescinded promptly after defendant's protest; 2) the jury charge as a whole accurately stated that the government had to disprove the justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt; and 3) defendant's remaining contentions were either unpreserved, meritless, or harmless.

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• Decided 05/06/2008
• Published 05/06/2008

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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