Legal Opinion

People v. Brown

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

Decided September 27, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting defendant, following a jury trial, of arson in the second degree (Penal Law § 150.15), criminal mischief in the second degree (Penal Law § 145.10) and two counts of criminal mischief in the third degree (Penal Law § 145.05), defendant contends that the evidence at trial, which was wholly circum*957stantial, was legally insufficient to sustain the jury’s verdict. We disagree.

A court reviewing the legal sufficiency of the trial evidence must determine "whether any valid line of reasoning and permissible inferences could…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. People v. LandersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. ReganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. People v. LaDucaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. RogersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. People v. HaslipAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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