Legal Opinion
People v. Crique
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 23, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*567Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Maxwell Wiley, J.), rendered October 16, 2007, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). On the contrary, we find the evidence overwhelmingly established defendant’s homicidal intent and disproved his justification defense. The evidence leads to the inescapable conclusion that defendant’s claim that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- People v. BeneventoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- People v. NesbittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- People v. ColvilleNew York Court of Appeals · 2012