Legal Opinion

People v. Britt

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

Decided October 1, 2002PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal from a judgment of Supreme Court, Monroe County (Ark, J.), entered January 19, 2001, convicting defendant after a nonjury trial of burglary in the third degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Contrary to the contention of defendant, the verdict convicting him of burglary in the third degree (Penal Law § 140.20) is not against the weight of the evidence. “In a bench trial, no less than a jury trial, the resolution of credibility issues by the trier of fact and its determination of the weight to be…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. KelloNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. People v. AkinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. WoodenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. People v. RacoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People v. McCoyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. People v. SweeneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. GHENT, III, JAMES A., PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. ReynoldsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
  5. People v. HutchingsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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