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THE JURY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED ON THE JUSTIFICATION DEFENSE IN THIS ASSAULT AND RESISTING ARREST CASE; DEFENDANT KICKED AND FLAILED AS HE WAS SUBDUED BY MORE THAN EIGHT POLICE OFFICERS (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing defendant’s conviction, determined the jury should have been instructed on the justification defense:

Defendant’s request to charge justification, with regard to his kicking and flailing as officers tried to subdue and arrest him, should have been granted … . Penal Law § 35.27 permits a defendant to claim justification where there is a reasonable view of the evidence that he or she is the victim of excessive police force … . When a defendant requests such a charge, the trial court “must view the record in the light most favorable to the defendant and determine whether any reasonable view of the evidence would permit the factfinder to conclude that the defendant’s conduct was justified.” … Viewed in the light most favorable to the defense, the testimony and video evidence show that after defendant resisted police efforts to handcuff him, approximately eight additional officers joined in a struggle, punching and tazing defendant, and the police lieutenant used a baton to roll defendant’s Achilles tendon. These facts warranted a justification charge. People v Banyan, 2020 NY Slip Op 06060, First Dept 10-27-20

 

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