Legal Opinion
People v. Romero
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 2006PublishedCited by 4,047 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
Citing People v Gaimari (176 NY 84 [1903]), the Appellate Division rejected defendant’s argument that the jury’s verdict was against the weight of the evidence. The issue for us to decide is whether the Appellate Division’s reliance on Gaimari indicates that the Court failed to apply the correct legal standard for reviewing this weight of the evidence claim. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the Appellate Division did not err.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. MateoNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- McKane v. DurstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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