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People v. Bleakley

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 7, 1987PublishedCited by 11,145 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bellacosa, J.

We hold that it is reversible error when the Appellate Division manifestly avoids its exclusive statutory authority to review the weight of the evidence in criminal cases.

*493Each defendant, Timothy Bleakley and Jeffrey J. Anesi, has been found guilty by a jury at a joint trial of two counts of rape in the first degree, one count of sodomy in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree. By a divided court, the Appellate Division affirmed the judgments of conviction.

The principal issue is whether defendants have been deprived of one of their available…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. Cohen v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. People Ex Rel. MacCracken v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
  4. People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. People v. McCalebNew York Court of Appeals · 1969

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3Cited by11,145 opinions

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  4. People v. LaneNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. People v. SteinbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1992

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