PEOPLE v. WOODLEY

Ind. No. 4998/16. Appeal No. 15066. Case No. 2018-04024.

201 A.D.3d 507 (2022)

156 N.Y.S.3d 851

2022 NY Slip Op 00260

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Macliff Woodley, Appellant.

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

Decided January 13, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Dean , Center for Appellate Litigation, New York ( Emilia King-Musza of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York ( Rachel Bond of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Acosta, P.J., Manzanet-Daniels, González, Mendez, Rodriguez, JJ.


The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 N.Y.3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). There is no basis for disturbing the jury's credibility determinations. The defense of justification was disproved beyond a reasonable doubt by evidence, properly credited by the jury, that defendant was the first to use or threaten any kind of force, and also that defendant unjustifiably...

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