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People v. Williams

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 22, 1991
169 A.D.2d 799 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

January 22, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Colabella, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The evidence offered established that there was an argument between the defendant and the decedent, who had been stabbed 11 times, immediately prior to the discovery of decedent in an injured condition, and that the defendant admitted to others that because decedent had talked about his mother, the defendant stabbed the decedent with the intention of inflicting serious physical injury upon him. Additionally, while the decedent died approximately two months after the stabbing, medical testimony established that the injuries inflicted by the defendant were the cause of death and "`forged a link in the chain of causes which actually brought about the [decedent's] death'" (Matter of Anthony M., 63 N.Y.2d 270, 280-281, quoting People v Stewart, 40 N.Y.2d 692, 697).

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 beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intentionally caused physical injury to another person, which resulted in that person's death (see, Penal Law § 125.20). 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). Brown, J.P., Rosenblatt, Miller and Ritter, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Williams

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 22, 1991
169 A.D.2d 799 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

People v. Williams

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GARY WILLIAMS…

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

Date published: Jan 22, 1991

Citations

169 A.D.2d 799 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
565 N.Y.S.2d 166