People v. Thomas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Aiello, J.), rendered January 6, 1987, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in a 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 beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. GallagherNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. JohnstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. ChestnutAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990