People v. Elliott
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The significant issue in this circumstantial evidence case is whether the jury indulged in any unwarranted inferences in applying the reasonable hypothesis standard and whether the jury reached a reasonable determination of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Giuliano, 65 NY2d 766, 767-768; People v Betancourt, 111 AD2d 762, 763, affd 68 NY2d 707). Here the evidence viewed in the light most favorable to *674the People shows that the defendant was guilty of violating Vehicle and Traffic Law § 415-a (1), (5) (a), and (b), that the jury did not indulge in any unwarranted inferences, and…
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