Legal Opinion

People v. Harris

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

Decided November 21, 1988PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Aiello, J.), rendered March 7, 1985, convicting him of assault 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. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15 [5]).

We reject the defendant’s…

2Cases cited3 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. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. MercadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  2. People v. WieberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. People v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. People v. BusielloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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