Legal Opinion

People v. Paul

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

Decided October 15, 1985PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by defendant of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Greenberg, J.), rendered July 27, 1984, convicting him of criminally negligent homicide, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed and case remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).

We have reviewed the record and are satisfied that the proof of defendant’s guilt, while based entirely on circumstantial evidence, flowed naturally from and was consistent with the facts proved, and excluded " 'to a moral certainty’ every reasonable hypothesis of innocence” (People v…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BenzingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. People v. BorreroNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
  3. People v. SimsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. StuartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. People v. DiBlasiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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