Legal Opinion

People v. Sims

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

Decided March 17, 1986Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Chetta, J.), rendered February 26, 1980, convicting him of murder in the second degree and burglary in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

The essential elements of felony murder were established by legally sufficient evidence (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621). We have examined the defendant’s other contentions and find them to be without merit (see, People v Brown, 114 AD2d 855; People v Fitzpatrick, 40 NY2d 44; People v Malloy, 55 NY2d 296, 300, cert denied 459 US…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. MalloyNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. People v. FitzpatrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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