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People v. Rice

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 27, 1986
123 A.D.2d 891 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

Opinion

October 27, 1986

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Tomei, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We reject the defendant's contention that the testimony of one of the two victims in this case was full of hopeless contradictions rendering it insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Ledwon, 153 N.Y. 10). The record indicates that the People's witnesses, consisting of two victims and a police officer, testified in detail subject to extensive cross-examination. When the evidence is reviewed in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Malizia, 62 N.Y.2d 755, 757, cert denied 469 U.S. 932; People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620, 621; People v Kennedy, 47 N.Y.2d 196), we conclude that it was more than sufficient in quantity and quality to send this case to the jury and to support the verdict (see, People v Malizia, supra; People v Gruttola, 43 N.Y.2d 116, 122; People v Joyiens, 39 N.Y.2d 197, 203).

We have considered the defendant's remaining contention and find it lacking in merit. Mangano, J.P., Brown, Rubin and Spatt, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Rice

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 27, 1986
123 A.D.2d 891 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)
Case details for

People v. Rice

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. NATHANIEL RICE…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Oct 27, 1986

Citations

123 A.D.2d 891 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

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