Legal Opinion
People v. Medina
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 19, 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Levine, J.), rendered December 5, 1984, convicting him of burglary in the first 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 (People v Benzinger, 36 NY2d 29), we find the evidence against the defendant was legally sufficient. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, and bearing in mind that the credibility of witnesses and the weight to be accorded their testimony are generally matters for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. BenzingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. HopkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. BauerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. SingletonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. CentinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
3Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. FranklinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992