Self def3nse is not a crime. He should appeal on that basis.
Nothing to appeal yet, hasn’t been to court.
If NYC has competent and no corrupt DA’s they would already have dropped the charges.
Clear cut self defense....
He gave that man the whooping his father should have when he was young... but he probably had no father, at least not around, so that’s likely why as an adult man he thought he could behave the way he did....
Good riddance. Decide to live the life of a thug, don’t whine if it winds up being a short one.