Legal Opinion
People v. Ford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 10, 2015No. 6287/07PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie G. Wittner, J.), rendered December 21, 2009, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to an aggregate term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly exercised its discretion in admitting evidence of defendant’s gang affiliation, along with expert testimony that new members of the gang commit violent crimes to impress senior members and rise in status. This evidence was highly…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. ChippNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- People v. FrostNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- People v. EdwardsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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