Legal Opinion
People v. Gaines
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 13, 1990PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant argues that his guilt was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. We disagree. 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. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15 [5]).
The defendant argues further that during the course of the trial, testimony was elicited by the prosecution which he characterizes as prejudicial and which he contends,…
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