Legal Opinion

People v. Mirdita

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

Decided February 27, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Richard Price, J.), rendered June 22, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 5 to 15 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There was ample evidence of defendant’s intent to use the weapon unlawfully, notwithstanding his acquittal on the other counts of the indictment (People v Russell, 227 AD2d 232, lv denied 88 NY2d 969).

Defendant was not deprived of a fair trial by…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. VillarinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. RussellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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