People v. Nisthalal
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant and codefendant Rasheen Sweeney were convicted, after a joint jury trial, of murder in the second degree in connection with the shooting death of victim Yamile Puentes during the early morning hours of January 18, 1993, in the vicinity of the intersection of 37th Road and 77th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens. Upon the exercise of our factual review power (see CPL 470.15), we agree with the defendant that his conviction was against the weight of the evidence.
In conducting our weight-of-the-evidence analysis, we must first determine, based upon the credible evidence, whether a…
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