Legal Opinion

People v. Kaufman

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

Decided November 9, 2001PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him after a jury trial of, inter alia, two counts of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1], [3]) and one count each of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35 [1]) and sodomy in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.50 [1]). We reject defendant’s contention that the evidence of rape, sodomy and thus felony murder is legally insufficient to support the conviction of those counts. Contrary to defendant’s contention, there is a “valid line of reasoning and permissible inferences which could…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. ChappleNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. GloverNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. People v. GomezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. People v. HicksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. KellyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. People v. PaulmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. People v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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