Legal Opinion

People v. Moore

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

Decided July 21, 1986PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kramer, J.), rendered July 18, 1983, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

Physical evidence which has been sufficiently connected with a defendant such that its relevance to the issues in the case is established is properly admissible, "as is any other evidence which is relevant to an issue in the prosecution” (People v Mirenda, 23 NY2d 439, 453). In the instant case, the knife used to stab the victim was distinctive in that it had a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. MirendaNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. People v. SimsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. People v. SimmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. People v. FlammerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. People v. BurnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. AdamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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