Legal Opinion
People v. Everett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 30, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him after a jury trial of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. He contends that the verdict is contrary to the weight of the evidence because the only proof that he intentionally shot the victim was the contradictory testimony of an eyewitness who was biased. We disagree. That eyewitness testimony, though inconsistent in some respects, was not incredible as a matter of law (see, People v Bell, 190 AD2d 1032, lv denied 81 NY2d 881; People v Germeo, 188 AD2d…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. GruttolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. ChristianAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. GermeoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- People v. JordanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. MooreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998