People v Morrison

Holding The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions for second-degree murder and related offenses, finding that the weight of the evidence supported the jury’s rejection of the mental disease or defect defense. The court also determined that the trial court did not err in refusing to instruct the jury on justification and that the defendant’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel were without merit.

The court’s words

the weight of the evidence supports the jury's verdict in all respects

2026 NY Slip Op 06593, at the official text

defendant failed to prove his affirmative defense by a preponderance of the evidence

2026 NY Slip Op 06593, at the official text

the imposition of the maximum sentence for each conviction is not unduly harsh or severe

2026 NY Slip Op 06593, at the official text