Legal Opinion
The People v. Jafari Lamont
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 14, 2015No. 68PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rivera, J.
Defendant Jafari Lamont challenges his conviction for two counts of attempted robbery in the second degree on the basis that the evidence was legally insufficient to establish he had the specific intent to steal. We conclude that defendant’s conduct and the surrounding circumstances provided legally sufficient evidence of the requisite intent to support defendant’s conviction.
According to the undisputed evidence at defendant’s nonjury trial, at approximately 6:30 a.m., before the morning business hours, defendant and an accomplice appeared armed and masked at the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. DelamotaNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
- People v. . MoranNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- People v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. BuenoNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
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