Legal Opinion
People v. Byfield
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 15, 2005PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Fisch, J.), rendered November 29, 2001, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of life without parole, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Defendant’s homicidal intent could be readily inferred from the numerous shots he fired at the victim, wounding him four times (see e.g. People v Feliz, 273 AD2d 59 [2000], lv denied 95 NY2d 934 [2000]). The evidence does not support a conclusion that defendant…
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- People v. RodriguezNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. FelizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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