Legal Opinion

People v. McPherson

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

Decided January 31, 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (D’Emic, J.), rendered June 26, 2001, convicting her of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, after a nonjury trial, 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 the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see People v Roe, 74 NY2d 20, 25 [1989]; People v Smith, 255 AD2d 404 [1998]; People v…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. RoeNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. People v. LivingstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. People v. BrunsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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