Legal Opinion
People v. Fils-Amie
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 28, 2002PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Rena Uviller, J.), rendered July 8, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 20 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Defendant’s homicidal *359intent could be reasonably inferred from his conduct and the surrounding circumstances (see, People v Bracey, 41 NY2d 296), including defendant’s infliction of a stab wound to the victim’s back in the vicinity of vital organs (see, People v…
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