Legal Opinion

People v. Martinez

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

Decided June 9, 2009PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Latella, J.), rendered February 26, 2007, convicting him of gang assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence is without merit. In fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an independent review of the weight of the evidence (see CEL 470.15 [5]; People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342 [2007]), we nevertheless accord great…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  3. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. People v. MateoNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. People v. TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. MazyckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. People v. HoustonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. HugerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  4. People v. WoodsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. People v. GillumsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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