Legal Opinion

People v. Hart

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

Decided October 12, 1993PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.), rendered December 13, 1991, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to a term of 18 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the People, and giving due deference to the jury’s findings on credibility, under the standards set forth in People v Bleakley (69 NY2d 490, 494-495), defendant’s guilt was proved beyond a reasonable doubt by overwhelming evidence, and the verdict was not against the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. SimmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  3. People v. BlackwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. People v. FortunatoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. MikelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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