Legal Opinion
People v. Gatto
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 17, 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Aiello, J.), rendered June 17, 1986, convicting him of murder in the *644second degree (two counts) upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the testimony of the chief prosecution witness was incredible as a matter of law and that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. We disagree.
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…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- People v. GarafoloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Gatto v. HokeDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1992
- People v. SharpeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. RussellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. CummingsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- People v. LavayenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993