Legal Opinion

People v. Amador

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

Decided May 9, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Alvin Schlesinger, J.), rendered August 10, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

*187The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence, there being ample evidence of accessorial liability. Defendant took steps to prevent the victim’s associate from observing or interrupting the murder and defendant’s actions as getaway driver evinced his planned participation in the crime (see, People v…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. BaschNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. WhatleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. GarciaNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. People v. GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. JimenezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. Hankerson v. RoyceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2023

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