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PEOPLE v. MILLER

39 N.Y.2d 543 (1976)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Willie Miller, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 11, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Betty D. Friedlander and Victor J. Rubino for appellant.

D. Bruce Crew, III, District Attorney, for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.

JASEN, J.

The principal issue presented for our consideration is whether, in a prosecution for homicide,1 a defendant, in support of his contention that he had reasonable grounds to believe himself in imminent danger from an assault by the deceased, may offer evidence to show that, prior to the homicide, the deceased committed specific acts of violence of which the defendant had knowledge...

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