Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

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

Decided November 18, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feldman, J.), rendered May 31, 2005, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the defendant, there is no reasonable view of the evidence that would have permitted the jury to find that the affirmative defense to the charge of felony murder (see Penal Law § 125.25 [3]) was established by a preponderance of the evidence (see People v Dillon, 30 AD3d 1135, 1136 [2006]; People v…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. ButtsNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. People v. DillonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. People v. McNeelyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. People v. TuckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API