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PEOPLE v. KEETON

74 N.Y.2d 903 (1989)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Keith Keeton, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 16, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Nowak, Public Defender (Brian Shiffrin of counsel), for appellant.

Howard R. Relin, District Attorney (Elizabeth Clifford of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant, Keith Keeton, and his brother, Ben, engaged in a street fight with brothers Thomas and James Pearson, resulting in the hospitalization of both Keetons and Thomas Pearson, as well as the death of a bystander. Each set of brothers described the other as the aggressor, and each claimed to have acted in self-defense. The Keetons were charged...

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