People v. Crosby
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed in accordance with the following Memorandum: The verdict is supported by legally sufficient evidence and is not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). Given that this was a calculated, execution-style killing, the imposition of the maximum terms for defendant’s conviction of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (Penal Law § 265.03) did not constitute an abuse of discretion. We modify the judgment, however, by…
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