People v. Jessup
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*783“To dismiss an indictment on the basis of insufficient evidence before a Grand Jury, a reviewing court must consider ‘whether the evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the People, if unexplained and uncontradicted, would warrant conviction by a petit jury’ ” (People v Bello, 92 NY2d 523, 525 [1998], quoting People v Jennings, 69 NY2d 103, 114 [1986]; see People v Barabash, 35 AD3d 873, 874 [2006]). Legally sufficient evidence is defined as “competent evidence which, if accepted as true, would establish every element of an offense charged and the defendant’s commission thereof’ (CPL…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. JenningsNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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- People v. JensenNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. GalatroNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. DeitschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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