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People v. Leonard

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 20, 2007
45 A.D.3d 410 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)

Opinion

No. 2170 5223/05 6497/05.

November 20, 2007.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael J. Obus, J.), rendered on or about September 15, 2006, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of kidnapping in the second degree, robbery in the first and second degrees and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to an aggregate term of 16 years, unanimously affirmed.

Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Carl S. Kaplan of counsel), for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney, New York (Eric Rosen of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Lippman, P.J., Mazzarelli, Marlow, Catterson and Kavanagh, JJ.


The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the jury's determinations concerning identification and credibility ( see People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). While he was being robbed and held captive in his car, the victim had an extended opportunity to observe defendant. In addition, there was corroborating circumstantial evidence.


Summaries of

People v. Leonard

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 20, 2007
45 A.D.3d 410 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
Case details for

People v. Leonard

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. FREDERICK H. LEONARD…

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

Date published: Nov 20, 2007

Citations

45 A.D.3d 410 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 9079
844 N.Y.S.2d 866