People v. Blackburn
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The proof, viewed in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621), is legally sufficient to establish that defendant and a female companion were acting in concert (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). At trial a store security guard testified that he observed defendant and a female individual each pushing a shopping cart full of unbagged merchandise in tandem toward the vestibule doors; that, as they reached the doors, defendant and the female looked back over their shoulders; that, after exiting the store,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. SylvesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- People v. GrimesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996