People v. Dekoskie
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Marlow, J.), rendered April 27, 1984, convicting him of burglary in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the defendant’s guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt (see, Jackson v Virginia, 443 US 307, 319; People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621). The evidence, although circumstantial, was inconsistent with the defendant’s innocence and excluded to a moral certainty every other reasonable…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. PavaoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. RahmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. WayNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. HudsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. TysonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988