People v. Devers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant’s contention that the evidence was not legally sufficient to support his conviction for murder in the second degree is not preserved for appellate review, as defense counsel merely made a general motion for a trial order of dismissal at the close of the People’s case (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Hawkins, 11 NY3d 484, 491-492 [2008]; People v Burgess, 75 AD3d 650 [2010]; People v Williams, 38 AD3d 925, 925-926 [2007]). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621 [1983]), we find that it was legally…
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