PEOPLE v. BACKMAN


248 A.D.2d 164 (1998)

669 N.Y.S.2d 815

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Prince Backman, Appellant

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

March 10, 1998


Defendant failed to preserve his present contention that the evidence was legally insufficient to disprove his justification defense in that the People allegedly failed to prove that he used an "excessive" amount of deadly force and that death was caused by the "excessive" portion. Defendant likewise failed to preserve his related contention that the court should have specifically instructed the jury on those issues. We decline...

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