Legal Opinion

People v. Burns

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

Decided March 8, 2001PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMugglin, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (McGrath, J.), rendered March 30, 1999, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.

Defendant was indicted based upon his involvement in a fight during which he allegedly used a razor blade to sever the temporal artery of the victim. In the early morning hours of August 16, 1998 in the City of Troy, Rensselaer County, defendant and two friends confronted several individuals who were then leaving a local nightclub and physically attacked…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. ChippNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. People v. AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. People v. RiversNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. People v. MaerlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1978

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. RussellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. BartonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. People v. MunizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. People v. HigginsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. People v. TolandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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