Legal Opinion
People v. Mehmeti
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 30, 2001PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Barbara Newman, J.), rendered March 21, 1997, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 1 year, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The evidence, including the victim’s multiple stab wounds and the testimony of the *421emergency room doctor, clearly established the element of physical injury (see, People v Rojas, 61 NY2d 726).
The court properly exercised its discretion in admitting limited evidence of prior…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. RojasNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. BluntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
3Cited by6 opinions
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