Legal Opinion

People v. Smith

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 22, 1993PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Goldman, J.), rendered January 11, 1991, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was indicted under an accomplice theory for felony murder for the robbery and shooting death of a livery cab driver. The defendant contends that he is entitled to reversal because the circumstantial evidence was legally insufficient to warrant conviction. We disagree.

Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the People (see,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. People v. BenzingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. People v. FordNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. People v. AllahNew York Court of Appeals · 1988

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. TaverasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  2. People v. LozadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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