Legal Opinion

People v. Sanchez

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

Decided March 26, 2001PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lott, J.), rendered May 20, 1999, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon 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 People (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that the justification defense was disproved beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v O’Brien, 270 AD2d 433; People v Resnick, 133 AD2d 237). Since there was no testimony other than the…

2Cases cited7 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. RegisterNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. People v. O'BrienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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