Legal Opinion
People v. Stokes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 25, 2015No. 2011-10024PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Latella, J.), rendered October 18, 2011, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
In fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an independent review of the weight of the evidence (see CPL 470.15 [5]; People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342 [2007]), we nevertheless accord great deference to the jury’s opportunity to view the witnesses, hear the testimony, and observe demeanor (see People v Mateo, 2 NY3d 383 [2004]; People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
- People v. MateoNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. MaxwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Pierotti v. WalshCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016
- Matter of Gabriel W. (Steven C.)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Anderson v. LeeDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2020
- Pierotti v. WalshCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016