Legal Opinion

People v. Perez

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

Decided December 5, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lipp, J.), rendered September 11, 1992, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the court’s charge to the jury was adequate under the circumstances of this case since it clearly instructed the jury that identification had to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt and reiterated many times that the burden of proof was on the People (see, People v Thompson, 202 AD2d 454; People v Maxwell, 184…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. CantyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. ArceNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. People v. ColemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. People v. ThompsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. SanchezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. People v. GrantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. ToribioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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