Legal Opinion

People v. Ortiz

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

Decided July 11, 1994Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Cacciabaudo, J.), rendered January 12, 1993, convicting him of robbery in the second 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 (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The complainant’s story as to the happening of the robbery was consistent. Minor inconsistencies between his statement to the police and his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. GarafoloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
  4. People v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. People v. BossettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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