People v. Torres
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence Bernstein, J.), rendered April 18, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 4V2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.
*162The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). Issues concerning identity, including defendant’s opportunity to divest himself of evidence connecting him with the crime, were properly presented to the jury for its consideration and we see no reason…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- People v. BrooksNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. AcevedoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. PlatoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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