PEOPLE v. AKILI


289 A.D.2d 55 (2001)

733 N.Y.S.2d 429

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MALIK AKILI, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

Decided December 11, 2001.


The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. At the outset, we note that although a conviction may be predicated on fingerprint evidence alone (People v Yancey, 24 N.Y.2d 864), in this case there was corroborating evidence. One of the victims, while unable to identify defendant, testified as to the robber's appearance, which matched that of defendant in many significant and...

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