Legal Opinion

People v. Forgione

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

Decided December 29, 1988Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Rohl, J.), rendered October 23, 1987, convicting him of burglary in the third 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), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we find that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15 [5]).

The defendant maintains that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  4. People v. GarafoloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
  5. People v. MorganNew York Court of Appeals · 1985

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