Legal Opinion

People v. Scott

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

Decided October 31, 1994PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Egitto, J.), rendered June 1, 1987, convicting him of murder in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant claims that the trial court failed to properly charge the jury on the prosecution’s burden of proving the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. However, the defendant’s claim is unpreserved for appellate review because *965the defendant did not object to the court’s charge as given (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; see also, People v…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. ColemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. NonskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. People v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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