Legal Opinion

People v. Robertson

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

Decided March 24, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gerges, J.), rendered September 12, 1994, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

*541Evidence of prior uncharged crimes was properly admitted to establish the defendant’s motive and intent to harm the victim (see, People v Aviles, 234 AD2d 466; People v Sutton, 220 AD2d 705; People v Carver, 183 AD2d 907; People v Jones, 173 AD2d 331; People v Linton, 166 AD2d 670). Moreover, the probative value of this evidence far…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. AlvinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. LintonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. People v. CarverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. People v. AvilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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