Legal Opinion
People v. Green
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 1980PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Although the court’s charge to the jury on intent refers to a "rule of evidence” to the effect that a person is presumed to intend the natural consequences of his acts, the court’s explanation of the rule makes it clear throughout that the jury had a choice and that it was for them to decide from all the circumstances in the case whether the People had met their burden of proving that the defendant actually intended the result. This in our view distinguishes Sandstrom v Montana (442 US 510, 515) where the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. GetchNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
3Cited by20 opinions
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- People v. BrensicAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. GonzalesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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