Legal Opinion

People v. MacFarlane

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

Decided August 23, 2011PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The defendant contends that the prosecution failed to prove his guilt by legally sufficient evidence because he was not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect (see Penal Law § 40.15). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see People v Noll, 82 AD3d 1266 [2011], lv denied 16 NY3d 897 [2011]; People v Trojan, 73 AD3d 818 [2010]; People v Ginsberg, 36 AD3d 627, 628 [2007]).

Moreover, in fulfilling our…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. People v. MateoNew York Court of Appeals · 2004

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. People v. AlvarezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. People v. GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. MalloyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  5. People v. CampbellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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