Legal Opinion
People v. Robinson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 14, 1990PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lagaña, J.), rendered January 6, 1989, convicting him of murder in the second degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We reject the defendant’s contention that the People failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he had the requisite intent to commit the crime of murder in the second degree. While it is true that a defendant may offer evidence of his intoxication whenever it is relevant to negate an element of the crime charged (see, Penal Law § 15.15), even an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. LangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. GoodmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. LancasterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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- Hibbert v. PooleDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2006
- People v. BergaminiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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