Legal Opinion
People v. Cruz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 7, 1996PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (David Stadtmauer, J.), rendered May 19, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 121/2 to 25 years, unanimously affirmed.
The record supports the hearing court’s finding that defendant’s statements were not the product of custodial interrogation.
Defendant’s guilt was proven by overwhelming evidence and the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). All issues raised by defendant on appeal regarding credibility…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. ScarboroughNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. Siu Wah TseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. PanarellaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. PanarellaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
3Cited by6 opinions
- Santos Cruz v. David Miller, Superintendent, Eastern Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- People v. YoungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. HofmannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. DraxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. Lin LiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
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