Legal Opinion
People v. Jackson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 4, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Clabby, J.), rendered December 8, 1983, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, we find that, based upon the complainant’s prior knowledge of defendant, her ability to see defendant during the robbery and her subsequent in-court identification, the evidence is sufficient to support the verdict, since a " 'rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. BigelowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. HerriotAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. DureAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. WaltersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. HardwickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. RosaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. ArmstrongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986