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People v. Cook

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 18, 1994
203 A.D.2d 476 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

April 18, 1994

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


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the identity of the perpetrator was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. In support thereof, the defendant relies upon the divergence between the complainant's description of the assailant and the defendant's actual physical characteristics. However, we find that, viewing the evidence adduced at the trial in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), the defendant's guilt of assault in the second degree was proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15). Lawrence, J.P., O'Brien, Joy and Florio, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Cook

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 18, 1994
203 A.D.2d 476 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

People v. Cook

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ELLIOT COOK, Appellant

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

Date published: Apr 18, 1994

Citations

203 A.D.2d 476 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
610 N.Y.S.2d 865

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