Legal Opinion

People v. Garcia

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

Decided October 21, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Berry, J.), rendered November 23, 1992, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. An accomplice to the crime testified in detail as to how the defendant committed the robbery. There was ample independent proof, including…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  3. People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. People v. BarbieriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. People v. CallenderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. People v. DobeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. People v. TillmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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