Legal Opinion
People v. Sooknanan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 14, 2012PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. Moreover, upon our independent review pursuant to CPL 470.15 (5), we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633 [2006]). Contrary to the defendant’s contention, his conduct was not consistent with innocent possession (see generally People v Williams, 50 NY2d 1043,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
- People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. SnyderNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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- People v. CrawfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. MartinezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
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