Legal Opinion

People v. Cunningham

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 17, 1979PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

For reasons stated by the Appellate Division, there was sufficient evidence to corroborate the accomplice testimony. In addition to the evidence concerning the moneygram dispatched on September 10, 1974, many of the details of the accomplice’s narrative were corroborated by the defendant’s own testimony, as well as by that of other witnesses. The corroborative evidence, although it did not independently establish the elements of the offense, was more than legally necessary. Contrary to defendant’s argument,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. DanielsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. ArceNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. People v. . JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  4. People v. La MarcaNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
  5. People v. . KrankNew York Court of Appeals · 1888

3Cited by55 opinions

  1. People v. SteinbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
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  3. Council of Co-Owners Atlantis Condominium, Inc. v. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
  4. People v. HudsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. GlasperNew York Court of Appeals · 1981

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