Legal Opinion

People v. Scales

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

Decided June 16, 1986PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Mirabile, J.), rendered March 26, 1981, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

The critical issue in reviewing a trial court’s marshaling of the evidence is to determine whether any deficiency in such marshaling denied the defendant a fair trial (People v Saunders, 64 NY2d 665, 667). Here, the trial…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. SaundersNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. People v. SmallsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. People v. TestaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. GreeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  2. People v. MarinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. People v. McKenzieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. People v. BryantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. People v. PriceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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