Legal Opinion

People v. Rivera

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

Decided February 8, 1988PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Di Tucci, J.), rendered October 24, 1984, convicting him of robbery in the first degree and robbery in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The evidence, when viewed in a light most favorable to the People, was legally sufficient to support the defendant’s conviction (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620). Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we find that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. People v. RoopchandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. RolleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. People v. ShipmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. People v. FalconAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  4. People v. CampoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. People v. BerriosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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