Legal Opinion

People v. Baez

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

Decided February 17, 2009PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Mullen, J.), rendered September 4, 2003, convicting him of kidnapping in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, in fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  5. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. People v. HeleneseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. GaviriaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. People v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. People v. WahhabAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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