Legal Opinion

People v. Rivera

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

Decided November 15, 1999Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Pitaro, J.), rendered December 23, 1996, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we find that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SanchezNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. FieldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. People v. HardenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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