Legal Opinion
People v. Lawrence
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 3, 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence adduced at trial to establish his guilt of robbery in the first degree. In order to prove the defendant’s guilt of this crime, the People were required to prove that the defendant actually used an instrument during the crime which was "readily capable of causing death or other serious physical injury” (Penal Law § 10.00 [13]; People v Pena, 50 NY2d 400, 407, cert denied 449 US 1087; People v Baskerville, 60 NY2d 374). In this case, the complainant testified that the defendant threatened to cut her and she concluded that he had a knife…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. MaliziaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. PenaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. BaskervilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. HuertasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- People v. HallumsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. PeraltaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- People v. ArmourAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. HamerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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