People v. Richardson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feldman, J.), rendered June 3, 2002, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the testimony of his accomplice was sufficiently corroborated by independent evidence tending to connect…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. BesserNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- People v. BrettiNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. BarbieriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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