Legal Opinion

People v. Ming Li

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 24, 1998PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division in each case should be affirmed.

Following a jury trial, defendants were convicted of first degree kidnaping for their roles in the abduction and beating of Fang Kin Wah, a Chinese national who was smuggled into this country by a Mr. Zhang upon Fang’s promise to pay him $25,500. When Fang was unable to pay, a group of men, including defendants, forcibly took Fang from the restaurant where he was working and held him in a Bronx apartment; he was repeatedly beaten by defendants over a 12-hour period. The details of the crime,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. AliceaNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. RecuperoNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. People v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. People v. Hok Ming ChanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. People v. BerroaNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. People v. KonstantinidesNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. People v. AbarNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. People v. FrostNew York Court of Appeals · 2003

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