Legal Opinion

People v. Oliver

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

Decided February 21, 2012PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The defendant’s challenge to the legal sufficiency of the evidence is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt of burglary in the second degree beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, 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…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. People v. CartagenaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. People v. GonzalezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. People v. BorgesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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