Legal Opinion
People v. Wilson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 27, 2005PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Megan Tallmer, J.), rendered May 31, 2002, as amended June 17, 2002, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3x/2 years, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly exercised its discretion in admitting evidence of defendant’s gang affiliation, since it was highly probative of defendant’s motive, explained the relationship between defendant and the victim, and was central to the jury’s understanding of an otherwise unexplained assault (see e.g. People v Edwards, 295 AD2d 270 [2002], lv denied…
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- People v. NewbyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- People v. EdwardsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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