Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

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

Decided July 21, 2009PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (J. Goldberg, J.), rendered October 10, 2002, convicting him of murder in the second degree, attempted murder in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The trial court properly permitted the People to introduce evidence that the defendant and one of the victims were involved in a fistfight approximately six weeks prior to the shooting at issue. This evidence was relevant to the defendant’s intent and…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. People v. AlvinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. O'RamaNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. People v. StarlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. People v. DeckerNew York Court of Appeals · 2009

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  2. People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
  3. People v. DegreeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  4. People v. CameronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. People v. CowanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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