Case ID: ad2d_124/html/0681-02.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas Person, Appellant.
   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 AD2d 519) and People v Macon (110 AD2d 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 NY2d 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.