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People v. Garcia

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 24, 2000
271 A.D.2d 695 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

Argued March 16, 2000.

April 24, 2000.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Egitto, J.), rendered September 22, 1994, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Richard E. Mischel, P.C., New York, N.Y., for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Thomas M. Ross of counsel), for respondent.

FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P., MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, WILLIAM D. FRIEDMANN, LEO F. McGINITY, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

Upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict finding the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15[5]).

Contrary to the defendant's contention, an intoxication charge was not warranted since there was insufficient evidence of intoxication for a reasonable person to entertain a doubt as to the element of intent on that basis (see, People v. Rodriguez, 76 N.Y.2d 918, 920 ; People v. Perry, 61 N.Y.2d 849 ; People v. Giannattasio, 235 A.D.2d 548 ).

The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80 ).

The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.


Summaries of

People v. Garcia

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 24, 2000
271 A.D.2d 695 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

People v. Garcia

Case Details

Full title:The People, etc., respondent, v. Michael Garcia, appellant. (Ind. No…

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

Date published: Apr 24, 2000

Citations

271 A.D.2d 695 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
708 N.Y.S.2d 300

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