Legal Opinion

People v. Powers

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

Decided December 16, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Lefkowitz, J.), rendered January 4, 1995, convicting him of driving while intoxicated as a felony, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s legal sufficiency claim is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Bynum, 70 NY2d 858; People v Tucker, 196 AD2d 902). In any event, 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…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. BynumNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. TuckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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