Legal Opinion

People v. White

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

Decided September 17, 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Sheindlin, J.), rendered September 2, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 71/2 to 15 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). The discrepancies in the complainant’s testimony, including those concerning his ability to see defendant’s face, were placed before the jury, whose finding of credibility is entitled to " 'great…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. ScogginsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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