Legal Opinion

People v. Rivera

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

Decided December 29, 2003PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hall, J), rendered September 19, 1997, convicting him of murder in the second degree, criminal contempt in the second degree, menacing in the third degree, and harassment in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt of depraved indifference murder beyond a reasonable doubt (see…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. SanchezNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. People v. CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. CrawfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Rivera v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  2. Rivera v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  3. Rivera v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011

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