People v. Gedo

On November 2, 1984, the defendant and a companion were discovered in a Getty gasoline station in Patchogue, New York, dismantling a stolen 1973 Oldsmobile. The transmission of the Oldsmobile was found in the bed of the defendant’s 1967 Dodge truck, while the Oldsmobile engine was in the process of being installed in the defendant’s daughter’s 1967 Chevrolet.

On appeal the defendant argues that the People failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the court did not properly apply the law regarding circumstantial evidence. We disagree.

In the instant case both direct and…