Legal Opinion
People v. Mercado
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 2, 1987PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (G. Aronin, J.), rendered December 11, 1985, convicting her of grand larceny in the second degree, grand larceny in the third degree (six counts), and petit larceny, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the People failed to prove her guilt. The crucial question is whether the circumstantial evidence presented to the jury established the defendant’s identity as the perpetrator. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, we…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. MaliziaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. PavaoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. FordNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. DuncanNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
3Cited by8 opinions
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- People v. WarrenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. StevensonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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