Legal Opinion

People v. Canada

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

Decided January 22, 1990PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Goldman, J.), rendered February 11, 1987, convicting him of assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

On June 7, 1984, at approximately 8:45 a.m., the complainant was assaulted by three men at a construction site. One man held the complainant while the other man beat him with a hammer and the third, identified as the defendant, repeatedly punched the complainant with his fists. The complainant suffered severe injuries.

At trial, the court read a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. LugoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. People v. TestaverdeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. SherwoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  2. People v. ComerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. People v. MaupinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. People v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. People v. ColonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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