Legal Opinion
People v. Hernandez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 13, 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Aiello, J.), rendered February 25, 1985, convicting him of murder in the second degree, arson in the second degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The evidence adduced at the defendant’s trial was legally sufficient to prove that he stabbed his wife, strangled her and set fire to their apartment. There was no reasonable view of this evidence which would support a finding that he acted…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. GloverNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. WattsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. BoettcherNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. FerisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. CahillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. RussellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. HendricksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993