Legal Opinion

People v. Confident

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

Decided April 19, 2011Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (McCann, J), rendered May 19, 2009, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and reckless driving, 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 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant’s guilt of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and reckless driving (see People v Verez, 83…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. People v. VerezNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. People v. O'BrienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. In re Tamara E.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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