Legal Opinion

People v. Ervin

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

Decided July 5, 1988PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Goldstein, J.), rendered May 20, 1986, convicting him of robbery in the first 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. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15 [5]).

The defendant also…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. MedinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. VolpeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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