Legal Opinion
People v. Velasquez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 2, 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J.
In this appeal of a conviction arising out of an execution-style triple homicide, the principal issue is whether the record contains sufficient corroborative evidence tending to connect defendant to the crime. The conviction was based almost exclusively on the testimony of the sole witness to the killings, whose complicity was submitted as a question of fact to the jury. A subsidiary issue is also presented as to the propriety of the trial court’s charge on accomplice corroboration.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Stromberg v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Thompson v. City of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by4 opinions
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