Legal Opinion

People v. Valdes

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

Decided October 20, 2009PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (DeRosa, J.), rendered November 8, 2006, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

In fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an independent review of the weight of the evidence (see CPL 470.15 [5]; People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342 [2007]), we nevertheless accord great deference to the jury’s opportunity to view the witnesses, hear the testimony, and observe demeanor (see People v…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. People v. RomeroNew York Court of Appeals · 2006

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. MooreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. AdamsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. People v. BermejoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. People v. BoyceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. People v. TumminelloAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2016

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