Legal Opinion

People v. Lemon

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

Decided June 27, 1994Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feldman, J.), rendered May 26, 1988, convicting him of rape in the first degree (three counts) and sodomy in the first degree (three counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

*803Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. CortijoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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