Legal Opinion
People v. Higgins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 31, 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarpinello, J.
*1316Indicted on charges of burglary in the second degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree stemming from allegations that he broke into a friend’s third-floor apartment and found guilty as charged by a jury, defendant now appeals. He claims that County Court erred in its questioning of a prospective juror, that the in-court identification of a particular witness should have been excluded and that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence in that the People presented nothing more than “a long strand of circumstantial, unreliable evidence.” We now affirm.
During voir dire, a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
- People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. FehrAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. ChapmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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