PEOPLE v. RITTER


106 A.D.2d 669 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Bennie Lee Ritter, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

December 31, 1984


Judgment affirmed.

The People met their burden by proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and disproving the justification defense by like degree (People v Gruttola, 43 N.Y.2d 116; People v Malizia, 62 N.Y.2d 755). The sentence of 17 years to life imposed on the second degree murder count was only two years more than the minimum sentence...

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