Legal Opinion
People v. Torres
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 30, 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Alvin Schlesinger, J.), rendered April 8, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree and robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 20 years to life and 9 to 18 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant was convicted for the shooting of a cab driver during a robbery of that victim. A witness recognized defendant as he exited the cab with a gun immediately after shots were fired, knew him by the nickname Pito and provided this information to police.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- People v. RogelioNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. EnnisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. AlmonteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. PlaterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. StokesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. AuletAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. RichardsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995