Legal Opinion

People v. Davis

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

Decided May 13, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dubin, J.), rendered November 13, 1980, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and sentencing him to two concurrent terms of imprisonment of 5 to 15 years.

Judgment affirmed.

Our review of the evidence adduced at trial demonstrates that any rational trier of fact could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant’s attack upon the complainant was not justified. The People’s evidence established that defendant was the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. People v. SandersNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. People v. NisonoffNew York Court of Appeals · 1944

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. SalsberyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. People v. MartinezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. In re Stephanie G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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