Legal Opinion

People v. Merrill

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

Decided March 2, 2006PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCarpinello, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Buckley, J.), rendered July 14, 2003, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate.

Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate stemming from an incident wherein he threw feces on Correction Officer Paul Jayne. On appeal, defendant argues that the verdict was *774legally insufficient and against the weight of the evidence, specifically attacking the element of intent, and that he received ineffective assistance of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. People v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. PoulosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  3. People v. BanchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  4. People v. PoulosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

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