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People v. Paschke
258 A.D.2d 581
| N.Y. App. Div. | 1999
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—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Dounias, J.), rendered June 15, 1995, convicting him of criminally negligent homicide and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt 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 [5]).

The trial court properly denied the defendant’s request for a missing witness charge. Although the testimony was material, it would have been cumulative, in view of the fact that seven other eyewitnesses testified at trial (see, People v Gonzalez, 68 NY2d 424, 427-428; People v Rivera, 174 AD2d 581).

The defendant’s remaining contention is without merit. Sullivan, J. P., Krausman, Goldstein and Luciano, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Paschke
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: Jan 11, 1999
Citation: 258 A.D.2d 581
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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