Legal Opinion

People v. Nowlin

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

Decided November 24, 1986PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the evidence adduced, when viewed most favorably to the People, was sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. As this court has frequently observed, "[i]t is well established that the standard for reviewing the legal sufficiency of the evidence in a criminal case is whether, after viewing the evidence most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found that the defendant’s guilt of the charged crimes had been proven beyond a reasonable doubt (see, Jackson v Virginia, 443 US 307, 319 * * * People…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. MaliziaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. PoblinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. People v. LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1985

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. DiStaolaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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