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People v. Gatling

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 18, 1995
222 A.D.2d 606 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

December 18, 1995

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


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was tried on charges of murder in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree in connection with a shooting death. The trial court also instructed the jury on the lesser-included offense of manslaughter in the first degree. The trial testimony of the People's witnesses established that the defendant displayed a gun and shot the victim three times, killing him. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on the count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, but acquitted the defendant on the murder and manslaughter counts. The verdict was not objected to at the time it was rendered.

The defendant's claim that the verdict was repugnant is unpreserved for appellate review ( see, People v Stahl, 53 N.Y.2d 1048). In any event, the verdict was not repugnant. By acquitting the defendant of the murder and manslaughter charges, the jury did not necessarily determine that he did not commit one of essential elements of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence ( see, CPL 470.15).

The defendant's remaining contention is unpreserved for appellate review. Miller, J.P., Pizzuto, Joy and Goldstein, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Gatling

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 18, 1995
222 A.D.2d 606 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Gatling

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RAYMOND GATLING…

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

Date published: Dec 18, 1995

Citations

222 A.D.2d 606 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
635 N.Y.S.2d 273

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