Legal Opinion

People v. Overton

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

Decided September 22, 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Finnegan, J.), rendered July 9, 1984, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

Upon a review of the record we find no basis to warrant interference with the factual determinations made at the defendant’s combined Mapp and Huntley hearing. The hearing court resolved the issue of credibility against the defendant based upon its opportunity to assess the demeanor of the witnesses and to weigh the testimony first hand (see,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. ArmsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  2. People v. VailAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. EnnisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  2. People v. MannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. People v. DoveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  4. People v. TrulioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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