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· 9/23/1982

Solomon v. Coughlin

Citations

  • 89 A.D.2d 1045
  • 456 N.Y.S.2d 125
  • 1982 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 18321

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  • defendant did not have reasonable fear of imminent deadly force based solely on previous violent encounters with decedent since a defendant “cannot be responding to the past use of deadly force, but only to its present or imminent use”

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