Legal Opinion

People v. Thornton

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

Decided April 3, 2013PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Hinrichs, J.), rendered April 20, 2010, convicting him of murder in the first degree and conspiracy in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s challenge to the legal sufficiency of the evidence is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Hawkins, 11 NY3d 484 [2008]). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. CedenoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. People v. HardyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. People v. NicholasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. People v. BonichAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
  5. People v. CedenoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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