Legal Opinion

People v. Brown

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

Decided November 5, 2001PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Cotter, J.), rendered May 27, 1999, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

There is no merit to the defendant’s contention that the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain the verdict because “the only basis for concluding that [he] was the perpetrator of this burglary * * * was the two fingerprints found on the VCR which was discarded by the burglar while being chased by Mr. Schwanneman.” Viewing the evidence in the light…

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. SparacinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. People v. TalleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  5. People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. GuzmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. People v. GuzmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. People v. MartinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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