Legal Opinion

People v. Mercado

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

Decided November 14, 1994Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (LaCava, J.), rendered December 17, 1991, 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 reasonable 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 cited5 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. BennetteNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. People v. CarrasquilloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. People v. MalcolmAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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