Legal Opinion

People v. Hill

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

Decided June 16, 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel FitzGerald, J.), rendered May 24, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 3 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The fact that no witness could conclusively identify defendant as the assailant who initially hit the victim, knocking him to the ground, is of no moment since defendant’s guilt was based upon an acting in concert theory and the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. TevahaNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. People v. RosarioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. People v. FontanezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. DarrowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  2. People v. PietrocarloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  3. People v. PietrocarloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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