Legal Opinion
People v. Salmons
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 27, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rivera, J.), rendered March 9, 1992, convicting him of *513assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s contention that the People failed to disprove his justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt is unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]), and, in any event, is without merit. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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- People v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. BaileyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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