Legal Opinion
People v. Acevedo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 20, 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Douglass, J.), rendered November 9, 1992, convicting him of assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We disagree with the defendant’s contention that he was deprived of his constitutional right to testify on his own behalf because he did not waive this right on the record (see, People v Fratta, 83 NY2d 771; People v Fagan, 203 AD2d 933; People v Richardson, 203 AD2d 932).
A photograph of the scene where the defendant shot the victim was properly…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. PoblinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. FrattaNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. CruzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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