Legal Opinion

People v. Fields

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

Decided August 14, 2013Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme *554Court, Kings County (Del Giudice, J.), rendered June 8, 2010, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree and attempted robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), the evidence was legally sufficient to establish his guilt of attempted robbery in the first degree under an accomplice theory of liability beyond a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006

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