People v. Hill

Memorandum: Defendant was convicted, following a jury trial, of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]; § 20.00) arising out of his participation in the shooting of a man in a parking lot outside a motel in the City of Buffalo. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621), we conclude that the evidence at trial is legally sufficient to support defendant’s conviction (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). There is no inconsistency in the jury’s conclusion that defendant was guilty of murder as an accomplice (see,…