PEOPLE v. SANDVEN


287 A.D.2d 279 (2001)

731 N.Y.S.2d 12

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. SAMSON SANDVEN, Appellant.

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

Decided October 9, 2001.


The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. On the contrary, we find that the evidence that defendant broke a glass door, entered a restaurant, and stole a cash register was overwhelming.

The court properly denied defendant's request for a jury instruction on the evaluation of a wholly circumstantial case since defendant's guilt was established, in part, through direct...

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