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PEOPLE v. COLE

1 Misc.3d 531 (2003)

765 N.Y.S.2d 477

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Plaintiff, v. VALANCE COLE, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Kings County.

September 12, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Robedee for defendant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney (Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi of counsel), for plaintiff.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, J.

In American jurisprudence, an acquittal of criminal charges does not signify that the acquitee did not actually commit the crime (United States v Watts, 519 U.S. 148, 155 [1997]; People v Horne, 97 N.Y.2d 404, 413 [2002]). A "not guilty" verdict indicates that the government has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant...

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