Legal Opinion
People v. Cantres
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 30, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Colabella, J.
The decedent was shot to death at point-blank range in the eighth floor front stairwell of the housing project at 560 Balcolm Avenue at about 3:30 a.m. on April 16, 1992. There were no witnesses to the shooting and the weapon was never recovered. The proof that defendant was the perpetrator was entirely circumstantial. In issue on appeal is whether defendant’s conviction was supported by legally sufficient evidence and, if so, whether the verdict was nonetheless against the weight of the evidence. We answer the first question in the affirmative and the second…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- People v. WayNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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