Legal Opinion

People v. Allah

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

Decided January 29, 1988Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Although defendant did not inflict the fatal wound, the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the People (People v Way, 59 NY2d 361, 365), demonstrates that he and codefendant Damon Hill entered the victim’s cell together, that defendant struck the victim with a weighted sock, and that Hill fatally stabbed the victim. The jury’s inference that defendant possessed the requisite intent to kill the victim is based on sufficient evidence. The remaining issues raised on this appeal were either disposed of on codefendant’s appeal (People v Hill,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. WayNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. HillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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