Court of Appeals of New York

Trial court's order that evidence of victim's violent acts not known to defendant would be inadmissible, as requested by defendant to show that the victim was the initial aggressor and thus, that the killing was justified, is affirmed, because such acts could not have influenced what defendant reasonably believed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/07/2013
• Published 02/07/2013

Judges

• PER CURIAM

Court

• Court of Appeals of New York

Counsel