Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

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

Decided June 30, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lewis, J.),'rendered September 26, 1995, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon 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.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. People v. HameedNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. People v. MorrisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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