Legal Opinion
People v. Washington
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 28, 2014PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Marrus, J.), rendered December 8, 2010, convicting him of murder in the second degree and attempted murder in the second degree (two counts), 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, 348 [2007]), we accord great deference to the jury’s opportunity to view the witnesses, hear the testimony, and observe demeanor (see People v Mateo, 2…
2Cases cited14 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. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. RomeroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- People v. AllrichAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
- People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. AkenamiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
- Washington v. NoethDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2021