Legal Opinion

People v. Rodriguez

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

Decided November 21, 1988PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Pincus, J.), *599rendered May 8, 1986, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]).

The defendant’s claim…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. NimmonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. People v. BattlesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. People v. ValleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. LugoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. People v. PorterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. People v. RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. People v. GrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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