Legal Opinion

People v. Marsalis

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

Decided January 25, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lagaña, J.), rendered October 9, 1990, convicting him of murder in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered. The facts have been considered and determined to have been established.

The People’s case against the defendant was based entirely upon circumstantial evidence.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. FordNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. People v. SanchezNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. BernardoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  4. People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
  5. People v. LivingstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. BurnettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. People v. SotoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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