People v. Padgett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens *609County (Rotker, J.), rendered June 5, 1991, convicting him of reckless endangerment in the first degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant fired two shots from a pump-action rifle at two police officers who were investigating a report of a man with a gun. Viewing the evidence adduced at the trial 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…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. GoetzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. BrathwaiteNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. PadgettNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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