Legal Opinion

People v. Torres

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

Decided June 13, 1991Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Antonio Brandveen, J.), rendered October 4, 1989, convicting defendant of two counts of reckless endangerment in the first degree and sentencing her to concurrent five year terms of probation, unanimously affirmed.

The evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the prosecution, shows that defendant chased after several teenage boys, accusing them of stealing property from her. She continued the chase, armed with a knife, and eventually stabbed one of the youths and an innocent bystander. Under these circumstances, her guilt was proven beyond a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. People v. GattoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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