Legal Opinion

People v. James

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

Decided February 10, 1998PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.), rendered June 7, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of perjury in the first degree (2 counts), and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 4 months concurrent with 5 years probation on each conviction, unanimously affirmed. The matter is remanded to Supreme Court, New York County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).

The evidence of guilt was legally sufficient and the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. We see no reason to disturb the jury’s credibility determinations. The requisite element…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BrensicNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. WortherlyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  3. People v. BernardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. JamesNew York Court of Appeals · 1999

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