People v. Toro
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Marrus, J.), rendered July 7, 1997, convicting him of murder in the first degree and robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that judgment is affirmed.
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 establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. A witness’s previous criminal convictions, admitted drug addiction, and/or alcoholism does not render the witness inherently…
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