Legal Opinion

People v. Donaldson

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

Decided April 16, 1998PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.), rendered May 9, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 2 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

*110The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). We see no reason to disturb the jury’s credibility determinations. There was ample evidence that defendant was armed with a gun and the jury was justified in rejecting his suggestion that because he had never used a weapon during the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. TerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. WhitakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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