Legal Opinion
People v. Washington
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 2007PublishedCited by 8 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
The question presented by this appeal is whether a conditional agreement to murder a person in the future can be subject to prosecution under our conspiracy law. In particular, we are asked to determine whether evidence presented at defendant’s nonjury trial was legally sufficient to support his conviction for conspiracy in the second degree (see Penal Law § 105.15). We conclude that the evidence presented was sufficient to support the conviction and that the contingencies imposed did not negate the existence of a conspiratorial agreement.
Defendant, while…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. CabanNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- People v. FordNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- United States v. Charles PalmerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- People v. RosseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
- People v. RamosNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
- People v. AveniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. RankinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- People v. DiazAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. MasonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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