Legal Opinion

People v. Leach

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

Decided April 29, 2002PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kreindler, J.), rendered November 8, 1999, convicting him of-manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant and his two cousins severely assaulted the victim. The victim died from a gunshot wound inflicted by one of the defendant’s cousins.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that, although the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  3. People v. GarafoloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
  4. People v. SlacksNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. People v. CompitielloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. MartinezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. People v. DelphinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. People v. GutierrezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. People v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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