Legal Opinion
People v. Abraham
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 26, 2013PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Lippman.
The primary issue in this case is whether factual inconsistency in a jury verdict acquitting a defendant of one count but convicting him of another renders the record evidence legally insufficient to support the conviction. We hold that it does not.
On April 16, 2009, defendant Akiva Abraham’s limited liability company, 1st Call, LLC, acquired a property in Colonie on which stood an abandoned night club known as Saratoga Winners. The purchase price was only one dollar, apparently because the property was encumbered by a bank lien.
On the same day, Parel…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. RayamNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. HorneNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- People v. PerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- People v. HowardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
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