Legal Opinion
People v. Cerda
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 20, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Rena Uviller, J., on speedy trial motion; Joan Sudolnik, J., at jury trial and sentence), rendered July 22, 1994, convicting defendant of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 2 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Defendant’s exculpatory theory was presented to and considered by the jury, and we see no reason to disturb its verdict.
Defendant’s challenge to the certification of…
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