Legal Opinion

People v. Ortiz

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

Decided December 4, 2007PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Mullen, J.), rendered February 28, 2005, 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, 621 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant possessed the intent to kill the decedent (see Penal Law § 125.25 [1]; People v Pabellon, 198 AD2d 87, 88 [1993]; People v Angel, 185 AD2d…

2Cases cited15 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. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. BerigueteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. People v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. NorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. People v. MasaguilarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. People v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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