Legal Opinion

People v. Vaughn

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

Decided November 7, 1994PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Juviler, J.), rendered January 18, 1991, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Allen, 165 AD2d 786). The question of credibility was properly presented to the trier of fact, and we perceive no basis for…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  3. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. People v. BernardezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. FlowersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. People v. JenkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. People v. ColemanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. People v. HinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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