Legal Opinion

People v. Austin

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

Decided December 10, 1990PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Huttner, J.), rendered August 18, 1988, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that his guilt was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt and that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence because of inconsistencies between the testimony of the two prosecution witnesses. The defendant further contends that since both prosecution eyewitnesses were individuals of unsavory character, they were not worthy…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  4. People v. GarafoloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
  5. People v. BlackshearAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. KinardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. People v. PerdomoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. People v. BastienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. People v. ApplewhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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