Legal Opinion

People v. Kearse

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

Decided November 23, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kohm, J.), rendered April 15, 1995, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. PavaoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. People v. CuestaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. People v. BristowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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