People v. Jorgensen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Viewing the evidence presented at trial in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt of manslaughter in the second degree beyond a reasonable doubt (see People v Heinsohn, 61 NY2d 855, 856 [1984]; People v Hall, 68 AD3d 1133 [2009]; People v Jenneman, *79437 AD3d 736, 737 [2007]; People v Hart, 266 AD2d 698, 700 [1999]; People v Patti, 229 AD2d 506, 507 [1996]). Moreover, in fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an independent review of the weight of the evidence (see CPL 470.15…
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- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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