Legal Opinion

People v. Webster

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

Decided May 27, 1994PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Supreme Court did not err in refusing to give a circumstantial evidence instruction that the evidence must exclude to a moral certainty every reasonable hypothesis but guilt. That evidentiary standard applies only to a case based entirely upon circumstantial evidence (see, People v Daddona, 81 NY2d 990, 992; see also, People v Goss, 204 AD2d 984 [decided herewith]; cf., People v Silva, 69 NY2d 858, 859; People v Ford, 66 NY2d 428). It does not apply where, as here, the People proffered both direct and circumstantial evidence to prove defendant’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. People v. FordNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. People v. DaddonaNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. People v. SilvaNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. People v. GossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. GossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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