Legal Opinion
People v. Hill
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 3, 1993PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cohen, J.), rendered June 10, 1991, convicting him of robbery in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
While the evidence adduced at trial was of sufficient quantity and quality to support the verdict, the issue of the defendant’s guilt turned solely upon the credibility of the witnesses. The complainant testified that the defendant forcibly took his car at…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People v. TorrienteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. GuntherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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