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People v. Samuels

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 22, 1985
107 A.D.2d 771 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

Opinion

January 22, 1985

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Douglass, J.).


Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, indictment dismissed, and case remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for the purpose of entering an order in its discretion pursuant to CPL 160.50.

Upon our review of the record, we conclude that the judgment of conviction was against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15, subd 5; People v. Taylor, 98 A.D.2d 269; People v. Daniels, 88 A.D.2d 392; People v. Grier, 87 A.D.2d 893).

Further, the evidence was legally insufficient to support a finding that the complaining witness suffered either substantial pain or an impairment of physical condition (Penal Law, § 10.00, subd 9). Accordingly, the conviction for assault in the second degree (Penal Law, § 120.05, subd 6) and for one of the counts of robbery in the second degree (Penal Law, § 160.10, subd 2, par [a]) must be reversed on the law as well as on the facts (CPL 470.15, subd 4, par [b]; Matter of Philip A., 49 N.Y.2d 198; People v. McDowell, 28 N.Y.2d 373; People v. Hargrove, 95 A.D.2d 864; People v. Cicciari, 90 A.D.2d 853).

In light of this disposition, we do not address the defendant's remaining contention. Gibbons, J.P., O'Connor, Niehoff and Lawrence, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Samuels

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 22, 1985
107 A.D.2d 771 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)
Case details for

People v. Samuels

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. STEVEN SAMUELS…

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

Date published: Jan 22, 1985

Citations

107 A.D.2d 771 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

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