Legal Opinion

People v. Guillen

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

Decided February 27, 2007PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Spires, J.), rendered May 10, 2005, convicting her of assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth 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, 621 [1983]), we find that the defense of justification was disproved beyond a reasonable doubt (see Penal Law § 35.15; People v Lance, 31 AD3d 467 [2006], lv denied 7 NY3d 814 [2006]; People v Grey,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. People v. MateoNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. People v. O'BrienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. People v. ArlequinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. AcquistaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. ForbesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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