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People v. Prince

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 3, 2000
274 A.D.2d 404 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

Argued May 26, 2000.

July 3, 2000.

Appeal by the defendant from (1) a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feldman, J.), rendered May 27, 1997, convicting him of murder in the second degree under Indictment No. 5857/96, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence, and (2) an amended judgment of the same court, also rendered May 27, 1997, revoking a sentence of probation previously imposed by the same court (Pesce, J.), under Indictment No. 9035/95, upon his admission that he had violated a condition thereof, and imposing a sentence of imprisonment upon his previous conviction of sexual abuse in the first degree.

M. Sue Wycoff, New York, N.Y. (Andrew C. Fine of counsel), for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove, Thomas S. Burka, and Elaine Block of counsel), for respondent.

Before: LAWRENCE J. BRACKEN, J.P., DANIEL W. JOY, WILLIAM D. FRIEDMANN, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment and amended judgment are affirmed.

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 the defendant's guilt of murder in the second degree beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, 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 contentions regarding alleged errors that were committed at trial are unpreserved for appellate review (see, People v. Nuccie, 57 N.Y.2d 818). In any event, any alleged error is harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt (see, People v. Crimmins, 36 N.Y.2d 230).

The defendant's remaining contention is without merit.


Summaries of

People v. Prince

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 3, 2000
274 A.D.2d 404 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

People v. Prince

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, ETC., RESPONDENT, v. OTIS PRINCE, APPELLANT. (IND. NOS…

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

Date published: Jul 3, 2000

Citations

274 A.D.2d 404 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
711 N.Y.S.2d 756

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