Legal Opinion

People v. Hernandez

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

Decided March 17, 1986PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kramer, J.), rendered January 25, 1984, convicting him of criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

No reversible error was committed in the trial court’s decision to allow the People to introduce evidence of the defendant’s attempt to procure false testimony from the complainant. Such evidence, indicative of the defendant’s consciousness of guilt, was supported "by other proof of a truly substantial character” (People v Leyra, 1 NY2d…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. LeyraNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
  2. People v. AleschusNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. ShawAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. MonkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. People v. FranksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  3. People v. KnightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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