Legal Opinion

People v. Mateo

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

Decided March 8, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ruchelsman, J.), rendered February 19, 2002, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s unpreserved contention, the Supreme Court’s supplemental charge on circumstantial evidence did not deprive him of a fair trial. The supplemental charge conveyed a correct statement of the law (see People v Geraci, 85 NY2d 359, 369 [1995]; People v Ford, 66 NY2d 428, 442 [1985];…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. BenzingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. FordNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. People v. GeraciNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. People v. BrabhamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. BoganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. ChianeseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  4. People v. MateoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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