Legal Opinion
People v. Stephens
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 18, 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (O’Shaughnessy, J.), rendered June 26, 1987, convicting him of attempted 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 People (People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The complainant was the only witness to testify as to the armed raid that occurred at her apartment in the early morning hours of July 26, 1985.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- 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. ColonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
3Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. McDanielAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. RogersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992