Legal Opinion

People v. Washington

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

Decided July 29, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Koch, J.), rendered October 24, 1994, convicting him of robbery in the first degree and grand larceny in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the evidence was legally sufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that he displayed what appeared to be a gun during the robbery. The element of display is satisfied when the evidence establishes that the defendant consciously displayed something that could reasonably…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. BaskervilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. People v. KnowlesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  4. People v. PierreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. HowardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. People v. RogersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. People v. BarrettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. Aaron v. KellyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999

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