Legal Opinion

People v. Stephenson

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

Decided July 3, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kay, J.), rendered October 8, 1992, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered, that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. ColeNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. People v. VargasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. CampbellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. People v. McCrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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