Legal Opinion

People v. Cato

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

Decided October 30, 2001PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Frank Torres, J.), rendered December 2, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 7V2 to 15 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was not against the weight of evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury’s determinations concerning credibility and identification. The victim had a sufficient opportunity to observe defendant and made a reliable identification immediately after the crime. Furthermore, the circumstances under which defendant…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  2. People v. ParrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. TavarezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. People v. EdwardsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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