People v. Wells
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gary, J.), rendered May 13, 1996, convicting him of murder in *589the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, 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), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. GrossfeldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. NievesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by1 opinion
- Charles C. Greiner v. Ronald WellsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005