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People v. Krstacic

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 9, 1995
211 A.D.2d 646 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

January 9, 1995

Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Baker, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed and the matter is remitted to the County Court, Nassau County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish his guilt on the charge of resisting arrest beyond a reasonable doubt. In addition, the trial court correctly denied the defendant's request to have justification charged as a defense to resisting arrest. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the defendant (see, People v. Padgett, 60 N.Y.2d 142, 144-145; People v. Torre, 42 N.Y.2d 1036, 1037), no reasonable view of the evidence supported the conclusion that the defendant was the victim of either excessive force or an unprovoked police attack (see, e.g., People v. Angus, 192 A.D.2d 665, 666; People v. Alston, 104 A.D.2d 653, 654; cf., People v. Carneglia, 63 A.D.2d 734, 735).

The defendant's claim that he was deprived of a speedy trial pursuant to CPL 30.30 is without merit. The record supports the court's finding that the People were chargeable with only 141 days of the permissible six-month period (see, CPL 30.30 [a]).

We have examined the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Sullivan, J.P., Thompson, Copertino and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Krstacic

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 9, 1995
211 A.D.2d 646 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Krstacic

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GORDON KRSTACIC…

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

Date published: Jan 9, 1995

Citations

211 A.D.2d 646 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
621 N.Y.S.2d 888

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