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People v. Sanchez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 8, 2007
45 A.D.3d 306 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)

Opinion

No. 1908 569/02.

November 8, 2007.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Martin Marcus, J.), rendered October 6, 2004, convicting defendant, after a nonjury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 22 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Steven Banks, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Cheryl Williams of counsel), for appellant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney, Bronx (Jennifer Marinaccio of counsel), for respondent.

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


The court's verdict rejecting defendant's justification defense was based on legally sufficient evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the court's determinations concerning credibility ( see People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). The evidence supports the conclusion that defendant was not defending himself against a burglary and that, even if he was, he was still not justified in killing the victim.

We perceive no basis for reducing the sentence.


Summaries of

People v. Sanchez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 8, 2007
45 A.D.3d 306 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
Case details for

People v. Sanchez

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JORGE SANCHEZ…

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

Date published: Nov 8, 2007

Citations

45 A.D.3d 306 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 8357
844 N.Y.S.2d 695

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