Legal Opinion

People v. Scoon

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

Decided March 10, 2003PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Buchter, J.), rendered May 1, 1998, convicting him of manslaughter in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the evidence was legally insufficient is largely unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Udzinski, 146 AD2d 245 [1989]). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 [1983]), we find that it was legally sufficient to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. UdzinskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. Lahey v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. NealyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. People v. GoodwineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. People v. BattleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. People v. FrancisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. People v. OlsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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