Legal Opinion
People v. Muhammad
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 20, 2011PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
The primary issue in these appeals is whether the jury verdicts convicting defendants of assault but acquitting them of criminal possession of a weapon are legally repugnant. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the verdicts are valid.
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People v Muhammad:
Defendant Shahid Muhammad was indicted for attempted murder in the second degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 125.25 [1]), assault in the first degree (Penal Law § 120.10 [1]) and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (Penal Law § 265.03 [1] [b]) for allegedly shooting another man several times…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- People v. TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Harris v. RiveraSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- People v. RayamNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
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3Cited by151 opinions
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- People v. MercadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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