Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Steven Reeves, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1986-09-22
Citations: 123 A.D.2d 403
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Steven Reeves, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 123
Pages: 403–404

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Steven Reeves, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Bernstein, J.), rendered April 16, 1982, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, attempted assault in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
The defendant contends that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury to apply an objective "ordinary reasonable person" standard in considering the issue of justification. A review of the challenged charge, however, indicates that the instructions to the jury on the defense of justification were not erroneous (see, People v Goetz, 68 NY2d 96).
We have considered the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Lazer, J. P., Mangano, Lawrence and Eiber, JJ., concur.