Legal Opinion

People v. Figueroa

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

Decided October 11, 1988PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feldman, J.), rendered February 10, 1986, convicting him of manslaughter 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 prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we find that the jury’s verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. VargasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. People v. BruenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. MahoneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. People v. RenaudAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  3. People v. ReynoldsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. People v. WashingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. People v. DosunmuAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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