Legal Opinion
People v. Griffin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 19, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Eng, J.), rendered August 6, 1991, convicting him of murder in the second degree, assault in the second degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to disprove the defense of justification beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- People v. ThompsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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