Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David Binkley, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-12-19
Citations: 278 A.D.2d 124
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David Binkley, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 278
Pages: 124–124

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David Binkley, Appellant.
[718 NYS2d 172]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Herbert Altman, J.), rendered July 15, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 22 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly declined to charge the affirmative defense of extreme emotional disturbance. The evidence, even when viewed in a light most favorable to defendant, establishes that while defendant acted out of anger, the circumstances did not rise to a level at which the elements of the extreme emotional disturbance defense were satisfied (see, People v White, 79 NY2d 900). Concur — Lerner, J. P., Andrias, Saxe, Buckley and Friedman, JJ.