Legal Opinion

People v. Coombs

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

Decided April 27, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Fisher, J.), rendered September 9, 1994, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s legal sufficiency claim is unpreserved for ap*560pellate review, as his motion for a trial order of dismissal was not specific (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Bynum, 70 NY2d 858). In any event, 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…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. BynumNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. SaundersNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. PerdomoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. People v. TateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API