Legal Opinion

People v. Crosby

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

Decided October 1, 1999PublishedCited by 3 opinions

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…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. SalcedoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. People v. PenaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. People v. FernandezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hibbert v. PooleDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2006
  2. People v. McNeilAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. People v. GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API