Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

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

Decided February 20, 1996PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Goldstein, J.), rendered November 12, 1992, convicting him of murder 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 *636reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. People v. MelendezNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. People v. CasertaNew York Court of Appeals · 1966

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. People v. MackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. People v. RorabackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. People v. JenkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. People v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 2011

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