People v. Taylor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Steven Barrett, J.), rendered November 28, 1989, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 221/a years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Defendant’s claim that an isolated phrase in the court’s charge gave the erroneous impression that defendant’s identity as the shooter was established or uncontested is unpreserved, and, in any event, without merit since the charge as a whole conveyed the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. CantyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. ReyesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997