Legal Opinion
People v. Lewis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 7, 2001PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gary, J.), rendered May 14, 1998, convicting',him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s contention that the People failed to disprove his justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, it is without merit. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. CandelariaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. RichardsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
3Cited by8 opinions
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- People v. MarshallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. McCrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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