Legal Opinion

People v. Watson

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

Decided June 19, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Braun, J.), rendered November 10, 1998, convicting him of unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

*419Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the evidence adduced at trial was legally insufficient to support his conviction of unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third degree. Specifically, he alleges that the People failed to prove that he had knowledge that the car he was driving was stolen. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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