Legal Opinion
People v. Byrd
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 17, 1984PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Vaughn, J.), rendered January 5, 1983, convicting him of murder in the second degree and attempted robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
We have examined the record and conclude that there was ample evidence corroborating the testimony of the accomplice, Sean Baptist, to “ ‘connect the defendant with the crime in such a way that the jury may be reasonably satisfied that the accomplice is telling the truth’ ” (People v Moses, 63 NY2d 299, 306, quoting People v Daniels,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. DanielsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. BaschNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. MosesNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. SantanaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- People v. SantanaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. VatajAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. DigugliemoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. AlvaradoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. ByrdAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. HamiltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986